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In the Roman Catholic Church, a judicial vicar or episcopal official (Latin: officialis) is an officer of the diocese who has ordinary power to judge cases in the diocesan ecclesiastical court.
Father Robert J. Rippy (front right) is the judicial vicar for the Diocese of Arlington. Just as the United States has a judiciary branch, so too every diocese has a judicial arm. It’s headed by the bishop, who typically designates a judicial vicar to oversee it.
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Each diocesan bishop is bound to appoint a judicial vicar, or officialis, with ordinary power to judge, distinct from the vicar general unless the small size of the diocese or the small number of cases suggests otherwise.
The Very Rev. Paul M. Clark, J.C.L., has served in the Tribunal since 2007 and was appointed Judicial Vicar in 2015. He supervises all aspects of diocesan administration and services which are concerned with the application and practice of canon law throughout the Diocese of Harrisburg.
The Diocese of Tucson is a mission diocese of 400,000 Catholics that are served by 177 priests, 77 parishes, dozens of missions, 22 Catholic schools, four member agencies: Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona. Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson. Catholic Tuition Support Organization. Diocese of Tucson Catholic Cemeteries.
Diocesan bishops are required to appoint a judicial vicar to whom is delegated the bishop's ordinary power to judge cases (canon 1420 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, canon 191 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches). In the Latin Church, the judicial vicar may also be called officialis.
Jul 24, 2023 · As judicial vicar, he will be responsible for administration of the tribunal, ensuring that justice is carried out in various areas of the life of the Church. At the same time, he departed from his previous role as vicar for vocations, which he had held since 2019.
