RT Article
T1 The Modification of the Territory of A Patriarchal Church - Canonical Provisions: Attempts of a Major Archiepiscopal Church and the Responses of the Apostolic See
JF Iustitia
VO 9
IS 2
SP 201
OP 258
A1 Poothavelithara, Varghese
LA English
PB Institution of Oriental Canon Law
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1685946917
AB This article is a study on CCEO c. 146 §2, which indicates the procedure for modifying the territorial boundaries of a patriarchal Church, and its application in the life of Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church in India. In order to submit the petition for modifying the territory of a patriarchal Church to the Roman Pontiff, the synod of bishops of the respective patriarchal Church should investigate the matter; consult with the superior administrative authority of the Churches sui iuris concerned; discuss the matter in the synod; and is to present the petition supported with proper documents. The article explores the various aspects of these requirements. Following this canonical analysis, it presents both the Syro-Malabar Church's attempts to extend its proper territory and the Apostolic See's responses to these attempts. Though there are many facts that make the demand of this Church sui iuris legitimate and reasonable, it is not yet fully realized. Only partial fulfillments have been granted by the Roman Pontiff due to several reasons.
K1 Katholische Kirche : Codex canonum ecclesiarum orientalium
K1 Syro-Malabarische Kirche
K1 Rituskirche
K1 Territorium