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Book II - People of God

Part II - Hierarchical Constitution of the Church

Section I - Supreme Authority of the Church (cc. 330-367)

What five adjectives apply to the Roman Pontiff’s power in the Church (c. 331)? What is the meaning of each adjective?
When does he obtain this power (c. 332 §1)?
What is the college of bishops? What power does it exercise (c. 336)?
How does the college of Bishops act solemnly? How else can the college of bishops act (c. 337)?
In what ways does the Pope exercise authority over an ecumenical council (c. 338)?
Who has the right to vote in an ecumenical council? Who can be invited to attend (c. 339)?
What is the synod of bishops (c. 342)?
What is an ordinary and extraordinary session of the synod of bishops (c. 345)?
How are the members of the synod chosen (c. 346)?
What special service do cardinals provide (cc. 349 and 353)?
At what age must a cardinal resign his curial office (c. 354)? At what age is a cardinal no longer eligible to vote for the supreme pontiff?
What does the term Apostolic See or Holy See refer to in the code (c. 361)?
What is a pontifical legate (cc. 362 and 363)?
What are some of the duties of a pontifical legate (cc. 364 and 365)?
Section II - Particular Churches and their Groupings

Title I - Particular Churches and the Authority Established in Them (cc. 368-430)
What is the primary type of a particular church? Give some examples of other things which are also considered particular churches in the code (c. 368)?
What is a diocese (c. 369)?
In what two ways does the code subdivide a diocese (cc. 374 §§1 and 2)?
What is the difference between a diocesan and a titular bishop (c. 376)?
Describe who is responsible and who is to be consulted in the selection of candidates for the episcopacy (c. 377).
What are the requirements in the law for those to be ordained bishops? What age? How many years of priestly ordination? What educational background (c. 378)?
How does the code characterize the authority of a diocesan bishop (cc. 381 and 391)?
By what means does a diocesan bishop take possession of his diocese (c. 382 §3)?
What things is a diocesan bishop to do every five years (cc. 396-399)?
What does the code say about the resignation of a diocesan bishop from office (c. 401)? When does he resign? To whom must he resign? Is his resignation obligatory?
What kinds of rights and obligations does a diocesan bishop have in common with a pastor of a parish (compare cc. 383, 385-389, and 393-395 with cc. 519, 528-530, and 532-534)?
What are the differences between an auxiliary bishop, an auxiliary bishop with special faculties, and a coadjutor bishop (cc. 403 and 409)? Who must be appointed vicar general or episcopal vicar (c. 406)?
What happens to a coadjutor bishop, auxiliary bishop, vicar general, or episcopal vicar when an episcopal see becomes vacant (cc. 417 and 409)?
How is a vacant diocese governed until a new diocesan bishop takes possession of the diocese (c. 419-423)?
What restrictions are placed on a diocesan administrator? (See primarily canons 272, 428, 525, and 1018. For more obscure references, see also canons 312 §1 3º, 462, 485, 509 §1, 520 §1, and 1420 §5)

Title II - Groupings of Particular Churches (cc. 431-459)
What is an ecclesiastical province (c. 431)?
What is a metropolitan? What are some of the rights and obligations of a metropolitan (cc. 435-437)?
What two types of particular councils are mentioned in the code and what distinguishes them (cc. 439-440)? Who convokes each type of council (cc. 441-442)?
Who belongs to a local conference of bishops (c. 450)? Who has the right to vote in the conference of bishops (c. 454)?
What authority is exercised by the conference of bishops? What are the limits on this authority (c. 455)?

Title III - Internal Ordering of Particular Churches (cc. 460-572)
What is a diocesan synod (c. 460)?
Name some who must be called and who may be called to a diocesan synod (c. 463).
What legislative power is exercised by a diocesan synod (c. 466)?
What is a diocesan curia (c. 469)?
Distinguish the power exercised by the vicar general and an episcopal vicar. How many vicars general and episcopal vicars must be appointed? How many may be appointed (cc. 475-476, and 479)?
What is a chancellor (c. 482)?
Describe the duties of the diocesan finance officer and the diocesan finance council (cc. 492-494).
Describe the role of the presbyteral council and the college of consultors (cc. 495 and 502).
How are the members of the presbyteral council and the college of consultors chosen (cc. 497 and 502).
Name a few circumstances when a diocesan bishop is to consult with the presbyteral council or seek their consent (cc. 461 §1, 515 §2, 531, 536 §1, 1215 §2, 1222 §2, 1263, and 1742).
Name a few circumstances in which the college of consultors must act (cc. 272, 377 §3, 382 §3, 419, 421, 485, 494, 1018 §1 2º, 1277, and 1292 §1).
Compare and contrast the diocesan finance council and the parish finance council (cc. 492-493 and 537).
Compare and contrast the diocesan pastoral council and the parish pastoral council (cc. 511-514 and 536).
What is a parish (c. 515)?
Explain the role and authority exercised by a lay "parish coordinator" who is appointed when there is a lack of priests (c. 517 §2).
How might a parish be defined if it is not territorial (c. 518)?
Canon 519 says that "the pastor is the proper pastor of the parish entrusted to him." What is the difference between a parochus and a pastor?
What is stability (c. 522)? Name one consequence of the fact that the pastor must possess stability (e.g. cc. 193 §§1 and 2, 538 or 1740-1752)?
Who are some of the persions mentioned in the code who can freely confer, present, or confirm a priest in the office of pastor (cc. 523, 525, and 682)?
How does a pastor acquire his office (c. 527)?
Name some of the obligations that bind a pastor and those functions that are specially entrusted to him (cc. 528-530, 532-535, and 1281-1288).
In what ways can a pastor lose his office (cc. 538, 682 §2, 184 §1)? Is a pastor required to resign after reaching a certain age?
What rights and duties does a parochial administrator possess (c. 540)?
What is a vicar forane (c. 553)? What are some of the duties of a vicar forane (c. 555)?
What is a rector (c. 556)?
A rector is prohibited from performing certain parochial functions without the permission or delegation of the local pastor. Name some of these parochial functions (cc. 558 and 530 1º-6º).
What is a chaplain (c. 564)?
Name some groups for whom a chaplain might be appointed to provide pastoral care (see cc. 566 §2, 567, 568, and 569).