Chapter, Paragraph
1 I (1) | between such Synods and Episcopal Conferences. This document
2 I (1) | Assemblies are comparable to Episcopal Conferences (cf. Second
3 I,2 | down to our day through episcopal consecration”.(19)~“Just
4 I,4 | them expressly by the name “Episcopal Conferences”.(28)~The Second
5 I,4 | also dealt explicitly with Episcopal Conferences, acknowledging
6 I,5 | Ecclesiae Sanctae, called for Episcopal Conferences to be established
7 I,5 | to join already existing Episcopal Conferences; Episcopal Conferences
8 I,5 | existing Episcopal Conferences; Episcopal Conferences comprising several
9 I,5 | nations or even international Episcopal Conferences could be established.(30)
10 I,5 | stated once again that “the Episcopal Conference is established
11 I,5 | objectives and the powers of Episcopal Conferences, as well as
12 I,5 | inspired the establishment of Episcopal Conferences and guides their
13 I (33)| International Meetings of Episcopal Conferences, the Consejo
14 I (33)| Conferences, the Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.AM.),
15 I (33)| C.E.E.), the Secretariado Episcopal de América Central y Panama (
16 I (33)| the Association of the Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone
17 I (33)| the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (
18 I (33)| institutions are not properly Episcopal Conferences.~
19 I,6 | Second Vatican Council, Episcopal Conferences have developed
20 I,7 | present circumstances of Episcopal Conferences. It also observed
21 I,7 | their manner of proceeding, Episcopal Conferences must keep in
22 I,7 | the juridical status of Episcopal Conferences, and above all
23 I,7 | juridical principles regarding Episcopal Conferences, and to offer
24 II,8 | Pontiff, the head of the episcopal body.~The unity of the Episcopacy
25 II,12 | such joint exercise of the episcopal ministry is a concrete application
26 II,12 | territorially based exercise of the episcopal ministry never takes on
27 II,12 | Church. In other words, “episcopal collegiality in the strict
28 II,13 | effect of the acts of the episcopal ministry jointly exercised
29 II,13 | exercise of certain acts of the episcopal ministry serves to make
30 III | III~EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES~
31 III,14 | 14. Episcopal Conferences constitute a
32 III,15 | and experience within the Episcopal Conference, since “Bishops
33 III,16 | 16. Episcopal Conferences are, as a rule,
34 III,16 | legislation makes provision for an Episcopal Conference to “be erected
35 III,16 | follows that there can be Episcopal Conferences of varying territorial
36 III,17 | by the Holy See or by the Episcopal Conference itself.(66) In
37 III,17 | plenary meetings of the Episcopal Conference, the deliberative
38 III,17 | and Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference must be chosen
39 III,17 | Bishops who are members of the Episcopal Conference, the statues
40 III,17 | appropriate that the statutes of Episcopal Conferences allow for the
41 III,17 | Given the nature of the Episcopal Conference, a member's participation
42 III,18 | 18. Every Episcopal Conference has its own statutes,
43 III,18 | be kept in mind that the Episcopal Conferences with their commissions
44 III,19 | 19. The authority of the Episcopal Conference and its field
45 III,19 | the Bishop of Rome and the episcopal College are proper elements
46 III,20 | 20. In the Episcopal Conference the Bishops jointly
47 III,20 | Bishops jointly exercise the episcopal ministry for the good of
48 III,20 | the deliberation of the Episcopal Conference. Bishops, whether
49 III,20 | sacred power in favour of the Episcopal Conference, and even less
50 III,20 | Bishops assembled in the Episcopal Conference: “The Conference
51 III,21 | The joint exercise of the episcopal ministry also involves the
52 III,21 | the Bishops, assembled in Episcopal Conference, must take special
53 III,22 | Bishops assembled in the Episcopal Conference and jointly exercizing
54 III,22 | doctrinal declarations of Episcopal Conferences are approved
55 III,22 | the law in order for the Episcopal Conference to issue general
56 III,23 | exercise it jointly through the Episcopal Conference, this be done
57 III,24 | 24. At present, Episcopal Conferences fulfill many
58 III,24 | for a limitation of his episcopal power in favour of the Episcopal
59 III,24 | episcopal power in favour of the Episcopal Conference, or by acting
60 III,24 | efficacious the action of Episcopal Conferences. The Conferences
61 IV | Art. 2. – No body of the Episcopal Conference, outside of the
62 IV | authentic magisterium. The Episcopal Conference cannot grant
63 IV | Conference.~Art. 4. – The Episcopal Conferences are to review
64 IV | order that the action of Episcopal Conferences be ever more
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