Ordinance (canon law)
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An ordinance or ecclesiastical ordinance is a type of law, legal instrument, or by-law in the canon law of the Catholic Church , the Anglican Communion , and in Calvinism .
Anglican Communion
In the Anglican Communion , particularly the American Episcopal Church , ecclesiastical ordinances are the bylaws of a Christian religious organization , especially that of a diocese or province of a church . [ citation needed ]
Catholic Church
In the canon law of the Catholic Church , ecclesiastical ordinances are particular laws, issued in order to fulfil universal law on a local or regional level. [1] [2]
Calvinism
Ecclesiastical Ordinances is the title of the foundation rules, or constitution , of the Reformed Church in Geneva , written by John Calvin in 1541. [3] [4] [5] They were revised in 1561. [6]
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- Ordinances of the Roman Catholic province of Canada
- Ordinances of Province VII of the Episcopal Church
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