Catholic University of America School of Canon Law

Type	Ecclesiastical faculty
Established	1923; 103 years ago (1923)
Parent institution	Catholic University of America
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Dean	Msgr. Ronny Jenkins[1]
Students	81[1]
Location	Washington, D.C. , U.S. 38°56′07.9″N77°00′02.6″W / 38.935528°N 77.000722°W /38.935528; -77.000722
Campus	Caldwell Hall (Catholic University of America)
Website	canonlaw.cua.edu

TheCatholic University of America School of Canon Law is the only faculty ofCatholic canon law in theUnited States. It is one of the twelve schools atCatholic University of America, located inWashington, D.C.,^[2] and one of the threeecclesiastical schools at the university, together with theSchool of Theology and Religious Studies and the School of Philosophy. The school is part of the main campus in theBrookland neighborhood in Northeast D.C. and is housed inCaldwell Hall. It offers theLicentiate of Canon Law and theDoctor of Canon Law ecclesiastical degrees, as well as civil and joint ecclesiastical-civil degree programs.

Catholic University was empowered to grant ecclesiastical degrees in canon law by the apostolic letter of Leo XIIIMagni nobis gaudii of 7 March 1889.^[3] TheSchool of Theology issued canon law degrees until 1923, when a separate faculty of canon law was established by theHoly See.^[4] Catholic University is the only U.S. university with anecclesiastical faculty ofcanon law.^[5]

The School of Canon Law is the only graduate program in canon law in the United States^[6] and offers ecclesiastical, civil, and dual degree programs:

• J.C.L.^[5]
• J.C.D.^[5]

• Masters in Church Administration (M.C.A.)^[7]

Along with theColumbus School of Law, the School of Canon Law jointly accepts certain credits from theJuris Doctor program toward the degree requirements for theLicentiate of Canon Law. Each school issues their degree by their own authority, so a graduate will receive 2 separate degrees: one civil (J.D.), the other ecclesiastical (J.C.L.).^[8]

The Jurist is the onlyjournal published in the United States devoted to the study and promotion of thecanon law of the Catholic Church. It was initiated in 1940^[9] to serve the academic and professional needs of Catholic church lawyers. It originally focused on the canon law of theLatin Church, but came to includeEastern Catholic canon law as well. Beginning with volume 71, the journal has been published for the School of Canon Law by theCatholic University of America Press. The editorial board consists of the faculty of the School of Canon Law. The journal is published in print form, but also forms part of the electronic collectionProject MUSE.

Since 1967, the School of Canon Law has organized an annual program via the Institute on Matrimonial Tribunal Practice,^[10] designed for those without formal training in canon law.^[11]

• Official website
• Pope Leo XIII,apostolic letterMagni nobis gaudii, 7 March 1889.

• Catholic University of America School of Canon Law
• Seminaries and theological colleges in Washington, D.C.
• 1923 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Academic canon law
• Law schools in Washington, D.C.
• Colleges and schools of the Catholic University of America

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