Ecclesiastical Judge (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Johannes Baptist Sägmüller · 1913
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Description
An ecclesiastical judge is a churchman holding church jurisdiction, whether in the broad sense or the strict. A Catholic Encyclopedia entry explains that the official body set by lawful authority to administer justice is called a court, tribunal, or audience. Every court holds at least two sworn officers, the judge who decides and the clerk who keeps the record of proceedings and judgment.
As a rule, however, a church court forms a collegiate tribunal, whose members either join the president in deciding as judges or advise him as councillors and assessors. The entry cites Hergenrother-Hollweck, Laurentius, and Sagmuller on the shape of church courts. It gives students of canon law the personnel of justice in short compass.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Johannes Baptist Sägmüller |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |