The Legal Status of a Permanent Deacon as Specified by The Directory For the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons Cover Image

Pozycja prawna diakona permanentnego w świetle Dyrektorium o posłudze i życiu diakonów stałych
The Legal Status of a Permanent Deacon as Specified by The Directory For the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons

Author(s): Jerzy Adamczyk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: permanent deacon; legal status; incardination; munus; ecclesiastical Office; diakon stały; status prawny; inkardynacja; urząd kościelny

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the legal status of a permanent deacon as specified by the Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons. First, we look at the issue of incardination, that is a special appointment of permanent deacons as servants of God within a diocese, personal prelature, or an institute or association of consecrated life that has a capability of incardination. Next, presented are the obligations of the ecclesiastics mentioned above, which follow from their ordination and incardination. Finally, their powers are discussed as they constitute a vital dimension of the legal status of a permanent deacon.

  • Issue Year: 17/2007
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 153-176
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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