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Jan 10, 2018 · It’s headed by the bishop, who typically designates a judicial vicar to oversee it. In the Diocese of Arlington, the tribunal is headed by Father Robert J .Rippy, who originally was appointed to the position by then Bishop Paul S. Loverde in 2015. In 1986, Father Rippy was asked by Bishop John R. Keating to pursue a degree in canon law.
t. e. 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. Although the diocesan bishop can reserve certain cases to himself, the judicial vicar and the diocesan bishop are a single tribunal, which means ...
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Apr 26, 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.
Judicial Vicar – Given ordinary (independent) judicial power to act as one with the Diocesan Bishop in the adjudication of all internal legal affairs of the Church. Petitioner – One who submits a petition to the Tribunal for the investigation of a marriage or other internal legal affair of the Church. Respondent
Canon 1420 of the Code of Canon Law reads in part: §1. 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. §2. The judicial vicar constitutes one tribunal with the bishop but ...
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). The bishop and/or the pastor may designate certain tasks to ...
Canon Law directs the diocesan bishop to select a judicial vicar who will enjoy ordinary authority for making judgments. He is to be an individual other than the vicar general, unless the smallness of the diocese or the lack of cases persuades the bishop that this office can be assigned to the vicar general ( Codex iuris canonici c. 1420 § 1 ...
