Canon 638

1. The eparchial bishop has the right of visiting all the Catholic schools in his eparchy, excepting those schools meant exclusively for the students of institutes of consecrated life that

are of pontifical or patriarchal right, and in any case without

prejudice to the autonomy of those institutes of consecrated life

as regards the management of their schools. 2. Where there are

several eparchial bishops, the right of canonical visitation belongs to the one who founded or approved the school, unless it is

stipulated otherwise in the statutes of foundation or in a special agreement made by the same bishops.