Census (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
William Fanning · 1913
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Description
Census is a canonical term defined in several ways by different writers. Zitelli describes it as a real obligation, an annual tribute that a bishop lays on a pious institute, payable to himself or others. Aicher calls it an offering from a benefice marking subjection, or given for some exemption or right granted to it.
Laurentius defines it as a yearly payment in money or kind, laid on a benefice for good. Ferraris treats census as the right of drawing an annual payment from something fruitful on which it is founded, not the property itself. Other authorities view it as the property or its money equivalent. Census must be distinguished from pensio, the right a superior grants someone to a share of a benefice's revenues held by a third party.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Fanning |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |