Catholic canonical structures

assembly of bishops of some nation or certain territory of the Roman Catholic Church

A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Evangelical-Lutheran Churches (such as the Evangelical Church in Germany and the Church of Norway), and the Anglican Communion. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a dean.

group of priests that governs the different activities the cathedrals, called canons

concept in jurisprudence

Advisory body of Catholic bishops for the pope

canonical structure of the Catholic Church

catholic religious community living under solemn vows

a pre- or pseudo-diocesean ecclesiastical structure, of personal nature, headed by an ordinary who is not necessarily a bishop

latin phrase

Latin expression

geographical ecclesiastical structure for Eastern Catholic communities

geographical area seen as belonging to a particular bishop or Church as its own when it comes to ecclesiastical matters

institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of a church

Catholic administrative position

Type of ecclesiastical governance

In the organisation of the Catholic Church and of the Anglican Communion an ordinariate is a pre- or pseudo-diocesan ecclesiastical structure, of geographical or personal nature, headed by an ordinary who is not necessarily a bishop.

Type of Roman Catholic congregation