primate
primate (prI-mit). A chief ecclesiastic; an archbishop or bishop having jurisdiction over other bishops within a province.
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diocese
diocese (dI-[schwa]-sees or -sis). 1. Roman law. A division of the later Roman Empire into groups of provinces. 2. Eccles. law. A territorial unit of the church, governed by a bishop, and further divided into parishes. 3. Eccles. law. A bishop’s jurisdiction. • Several dioceses together are governed by an archbishop.
metropolitan
metropolitan, adj. Of or relating to a city or metropolis. metropolitan, n. Eccles. law. An archbishop; the head of a province (the Archbishop of Canterbury is a metropolitan).
court of faculties
Court of Faculties. Eccles. law. An archbishop’s tribunal that grants special dispensations (such as a marriage license) and decides questions relating to monuments and mortuary matters. See MASTER OF THE FACULTIES.
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provincial courts
provincial courts 〈英〉教省法院 设于坎特伯雷〔Canterbury〕与约克〔York〕两教省的教会法院，亦称首主教法院〔courts of primates〕,包括坎特伯雷教省的拱顶法院〔Court of Arches〕、主教总代理法院〔Court of the Vicar-General〕、大主教特许主事官法院〔Court of the Master of the Faculties〕、大主教代理法院〔Court of the Commissary of the Archbishop〕、大主教亲审法院〔Court of Audience〕和特殊堂区法院〔Court of Peculiars〕，以及约克教省的约克最高法院或约克教省法院〔Supreme Court or Chancery Court of York〕、主教法院〔Consistory Court〕及大主教亲审法院。
Court of Audience
Hist. Eccles. law. A court in which the Archbishop of York or Canterbury exercised personal jurisdiction. • This court was abolished in 1963.
de clerico admittendo
de clerico admittendo (英格兰古法)强制圣职授予令 签发给主教〔bishop〕或大主教〔archbishop〕的执行令状，要求其接受并授予在最终圣职推荐权之诉〔assize of darrien presentment〕中胜诉的圣职推荐权人〔patron〕推荐的候选人以圣职。该令状旨在建立国王的圣职推荐权。 (=admittendo clerico)
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ordinary
ordinary, adj. 1. Occurring in the regular course of events; normal; usual. 2. (Of a judge) having jurisdiction by right of office rather than by delegation. 3. (Of jurisdiction) original or immediate, as opposed to delegated. ordinary, n. 1. Eccles. law. A high-ranking official who has immediate jurisdiction over a specified territory, such as an
confirmation of bishop
confirmation of bishop 〈英〉(教会法)主教的确认 主教参事会〔dean and chapter〕依据国王的确定主教人选指示信〔letter missive〕选出新主教后，还须经大主教确认才能举行主教就圣职仪式。在1848-1902年的一段时间内，曾数次发生大主教因当选主教对教义持有非正统观点而拒绝确认，但在1902年的国王诉坎特伯雷大主教案〔R.v.Archbishop of Canterbury〕中，法庭裁决大主教的确认只是一种形式，不能以教义的观点不正统而拒绝确认当选的主教。
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court of arches
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