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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.
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Jan 10, 2018 · 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.
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.
Bishop – Appointed according to current Canon law. Episcopal Vicars/Auxiliary Bishops – Granted authority by the Diocesan Bishop for governance of a part of the Diocese or in a specific role, such as Education. Vicar General - Assists in the governance of the entire Diocese.
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The Tribunal is a court that is regulated by the laws of the Catholic Church. By the authority of the local Bishop, the court administers justice, vindicates rights and assists in the pastoral care of the people of the diocese.
Jun 16, 2024 · “The Judicial Vicar is one of the offices that is mandated in Canon Law to be in every diocese. In general, he is a priest with specialized legal training who has oversight over all canonical affairs.” Father Philip Creurer is the current Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
May 24, 2023 · The term “parochial vicar” means that such a priest “represents” the pastor within the pastorate (a “vicar” is someone to whom responsibility and power for some task has been delegated by the one with authority, and “parochial” comes from the Latin word for a pastor).
