The Duties of the Chancellor of the Diocesan Curia Regarding the Archive According to the 1983 Code of the Canon Law Cover Image

Kompetencje kanclerza kurii diecezjalnej dotyczące archiwum według Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego z 1983 roku
The Duties of the Chancellor of the Diocesan Curia Regarding the Archive According to the 1983 Code of the Canon Law

Author(s): Robert Kaszak
Subject(s): Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: acts of the curia; documents of the parish; sacramental records; removal of the documents; key to the archive; keeping of the documents;

Summary/Abstract: The Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983 indicates that one of many duties of the chancellor of the diocesan curia is to take care of the acts in the archive of the curia. This task embraces both taking care of the acts, that they would be properly safeguarded, and taking care of the archive itself, that it would be the suitable place to gather documents. Moreover, the chancellor keeps the key to the diocesan archive. However, no one is permitted to access the archive except with the permission either of the bishop or of both the moderator of the curia and the chancellor. Similarly, it is not allowed to remove documents from the archive except for a brief time only and with the consent either of the bishop or of both the moderator of the curia and the chancellor. Regarding the secret archive, the chancellor is to guard that all the procedures of the law are respected, however, the chancellor himself cannot enter the secret archive without the permission of the proper authority.

  • Issue Year: 4/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 55-67
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish