The Catholic Bishops` Conference of India

Madathikandathil, George

The Catholic Bishops` Conference of India An Interecclesial Assembly - Kottayam Oriental Institute of Religious Studies India 1995 - 325p

includes index and biblioraphy

COLLEGIALITY OF BISHOPS AND ITS EXPRESSIONS 7 Expressions of Collegiality 26 of Collegiality 27 Episcopal Conferences in the Pre-Vatican II Era Beginning of Episcopal Conferences 3. 1. 2. Vatican II on Episcopal Conferences 2. Expression of Collegiality in the Universal Catholic Church INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF HIERARCHICAL COMMUNION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 57 Introduction 57 Intermediate Level of Communion 58 Formation of Intermediate Communions 59 Autonomy of the Intermediate Communions 60 Need for Intermediate Communions 61 Patriarchal Structure in the Oriental Churches 63 De Facto Participation of Orientals in Episcopal Statutes of Various Episcopal Conferences Regarding Membership Interecclesial Cooperation in the Pre-Conciliar Period Interecclesial Cooperation in the Documents of Ecclesiarum XVil Interecclesial Cooperation in Canonical Legislation 145 Interecclesial Assemblies Existing in the Catholic Church 156 1. Hierarchical Structure of the Three Churches in India Beginning and Development of the CBCI until Vatican II 176 Nature of the CBCI from Vatican II until 1983 Nature of the CBCI in the Light of CIC 1983 206 CHAPTER FIVE A RENEWED UNDERSTANDING OF THE CBCI AS AN INTERECCLESIAL ASSEMBLY AFTER 1983 216 Attempt for Revision of the Statutes until the Holy Father`s Letter 216 CBCI Statutes 223 2. Attempts to Solve Inter-Ritual Problems in India 227 A New Approach in the Revision of CBCI Statutes 232 The Renewed Statutes of the CBCI 240

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