Catholic University of America School of Canon Law

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Catholic University of America School of Canon Law
TypeEcclesiastical faculty
Established1923
Parent institution
Catholic University of America
AffiliationCatholic Church
DeanMsgr. Ronny Jenkins[1]
Students81[1]
Location,
U.S.

38°56′07.9″N 77°00′02.6″W / 38.935528°N 77.000722°W / 38.935528; -77.000722
CampusCaldwell Hall (Catholic University of America)
Websitecanonlaw.cua.edu

The Catholic University of America School of Canon Law is the only faculty of

Doctor of Canon Law
ecclesiastical degrees, as well as civil and joint ecclesiastical-civil degree programs.

History

Catholic University was empowered to grant ecclesiastical degrees in canon law by the apostolic letter of Leo XIII Magni nobis gaudii of 7 March 1889.

canon law.[5]

Degree programs

The School of Canon Law is the only graduate program in canon law in the United States[6] and offers ecclesiastical, civil, and dual degree programs:

Ecclesiastical

Civil

Dual civil/ecclesiastical

Along with the Columbus School of Law, the School of Canon Law jointly accepts certain credits from the Juris Doctor program toward the degree requirements for the Licentiate of Canon Law. Each school issues their degree by their own authority, so a graduate will receive 2 separate degrees: one civil (J.D.), the other ecclesiastical (J.C.L.).[8]

The Jurist

The Jurist is the only

Project MUSE
.

Institute on Matrimonial Tribunal Practice

Since 1967, the School of Canon Law has organized an annual program via the Institute on Matrimonial Tribunal Practice,[10] designed for those without formal training in canon law.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Petersons.com, School of Canon Law, accessed 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Schools at The Catholic University of America Archived June 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ NewAdvent.org, The Catholic University of America, 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, accessed 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ Sweet, Alfred H., A.B., A.M., Ph.D., The National Encyclopedia, Volume Two (New York: P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1935), entry "CANON LAW", pg. 416.
  5. ^ a b c Canon Law Faculties and Institutes, Pontificia Università Gregoriana Facoltà di Diritto Canonico, accessed 4 August 2019.
  6. ^ James J. Conn, The Big Green Book, America Magazine 22 November 2000 issue, accessed 22 December 2019
  7. ^ CUA.edu, Masters in Church Administration, accessed 29 July 2019.
  8. ^ CUA.edu, Licentiate of Canon Law and Doctor of Law (J.C.L./J.D.), accessed 29 July 2019.
  9. ^ C. Joseph Nuesse The Catholic University of America: A Centennial History (Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1990)[page needed]
  10. ^ Annual Lectures, CUA.edu, accessed 4 August 2019.
  11. ^ Tribunal Institute, CUA.edu, accessed 4 August 2019.

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