diocesan mission
diocesan mission 教区布道团 在每个教区进行布道工作的团体。
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diocesan courts
diocesan courts 〈英〉教区法院 教会在主教管区〔diocese〕中设立的，对所有权限内的事务行使普遍管辖权的法院，属于特殊堂区〔peculiar〕管辖的除外。该法院由主教教区法院〔consistory court〕、代理主教法院〔commissary court〕和执事长法院〔court of archdeacon〕组成。
diocesan
diocesan (dI-os-[schwa]-s[schwa]n), adj. Of or belonging to a diocese; of or relating to the relationship between a bishop and the clergy within the diocese.
Diocesan Advisory Committee
Diocesan Advisory Committee 〈英〉主教咨询委员会
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Court of Arches
Eccles. law. The ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts. • The Pope heard appeals from the Court of Arches until the break with Rome prompted a transfer of the appellate jurisdiction to the Court of Delegates. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council now hears certain appeals
glebe
glebe (gleeb). [fr. Latin gleba “clod of earth”] 1. Roman law. The soil of an inheritance; an agrarian estate. • Servi addicti glebae (“slaves bound to the land”) were serfs attached to and passing with the estate. 2. Eccles. law. Land possessed as part of the endowment or revenue of a church or ecclesiastical benefice.
chancery
chancery (chan-s[schwa]r-ee). 1. A court of equity; collectively, the courts of equity. • The term is derived from the court of the Lord Chancellor, the original English court of equity. — Also termed court of chancery; chancery court. “Chancery’s jurisdiction was complementary to that of the courts of common law — it sought to do
consistory court
consistory court (k[schwa]n-sis-t[schwa]r-ee).Eccles. law. In England, a diocesan court exercising ju-risdiction over the clergy and church property, such as a cemetery, and other ecclesiastical matters. • Consistory courts are presided over by the bishop’s chancellor or the chancellor’s commissary. — Also termed consistorial court. Cf. BISHOP’S COURT.