the Consistory Court

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• Consistory court — The consistory court is a type of ecclesiastical court, especially within the Church of England. They were established by a charter of King William I of England, and still exist today, although since about the middle of the 19th century… …   Wikipedia

• Consistory Court — the ecclesiastical courts of the diocese of the Church of England. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

• Consistory court — The court of a bishop for hearings concerning ecclesiastical offences; a diocesan court …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• consistory court — Also called the bishop s court, a court of every diocesan bishop which was held in their several cathedrals, for the trial of all ecclesiastical causes arising within their respective dioceses. The bishop s chancellor, or his commissary was the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Court of the Vicar-General of the Province of York — The Court of the Vicar General of the Province of York is responsible for granting Marriage Licences in the Province of York of the Church of England. The Vicar General of the Province and Official Principal of the Consistory Court is distinct… …   Wikipedia

• Court of Archdeacon — The most inferior of the English ecclesiastical courts, from which an appeal generally lies to that of the bishop (i.e., to the Consistory Court). Such court is now virtually obsolete …   Black's law dictionary

• Court of Archdeacon — The most inferior of the English ecclesiastical courts, from which an appeal generally lies to that of the bishop (i.e., to the Consistory Court). Such court is now virtually obsolete …   Black's law dictionary

• consistory — consistorial /kon si stawr ee euhl, stohr /, consistorian, adj. /keuhn sis teuh ree/, n., pl. consistories. 1. any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals. 2. the place where such a council or tribunal meets. 3. the meeting of any such… …   Universalium

• The Roman Congregations —     The Roman Congregations     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations     Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• consistory —    The term consistory designates certain ruling bodies in various churches. In the Reformed tradition the consistory is the authority in the local church, generally made up of all of the teaching ELDERs (ministers) and the ruling elders (lay… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia