The Stauropegial Monastery in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches

  • Teodor Martyniuk Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Keywords: monastery; stauropegion; patriarch; monk

Abstract

The article concerns the legal and canonical status of the stauropegial monastery, which is such a religious house being excluded from the authority of the eparchial bishop and subordinated to the patriarch or the major archbishop of the Eastern Catholic Church. The author presents the historical overview and analyzes the essential elements of the stauropegion. Then he presents the process of erection of the stauropegial monastery and its canonical position in relations to the patriarch (the major archbishop) and the eparchial bishop, as well as the possibility of erection of the confederation of these kinds of monasteries.

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Published
2019-11-16
Section
Articles: Canon Law