Ordinance (canon law)
An ordinance or ecclesiastical ordinance is a type of law, legal instrument, or by-law in the canon law of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and in Calvinism.
Anglican Communion
In the Anglican Communion, particularly the American Episcopal Church, ecclesiastical ordinances are the bylaws of a Christian religious organization, especially that of a diocese or province of a church.[citation needed]
Catholic Church
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In the canon law of the Catholic Church, ecclesiastical ordinances are particular laws, issued in order to fulfil universal law on a local or regional level.[1][2]
Calvinism
Ecclesiastical Ordinances is the title of the foundation rules, or constitution, of the Reformed Church in Geneva, written by John Calvin in 1541.[3][4][5] They were revised in 1561.[6]
See also
- Anglicanism
- Calvinism
- Catholic Church
- Church Order (Lutheran)
- Ecclesiastical court
- Ordinance (Christianity)
References
- ^ Pope John Paul II, apostolic constitution Ex corde ecclesiae, Art. 1 §2, accessed 22 March 2016.
- ^ Ordinances of the Roman Catholic province of Canada
- ^ History
- ^ Britannica article
- ^ Bio of Calvin Archived 2004-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Historical records of CCEL
External links
- Ordinances of the Roman Catholic province of Canada
- Ordinances of Province VII of the Episcopal Church
