Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved in United Kingdom

Definition of Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved : A court created by the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 and having both original and appellate jurisdiction covering the provinces of Canterbury and York. Its original jurisdiction is to hear and determine proceedings in which a person in Holy Orders is charged with an offence against ecclesiastical law involving matters of doctrine, ritual, or ceremonial and all suits of *duplex querela. Its appellate jurisdiction is in respect of appeals from decisions of consistory courts involving matters of doctrine, ritual, or ceremonial. The court comprises five judges and three diocesan or ex-diocesan bishops.

See also ecclesiastical courts.

The Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved

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The Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved is the standarized name of one of the UK Ecclesiastical Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved).