Research Guides: Canon Law: 1917 Code

1917 Code

In 1917 Pope Benedict XV promulgated a Code of Canon Law which remained the definitive collection until 1983. The code is called "Pio-Benedictine" because it was largely written during the reign of Pope Saint Pius X, but promulgated under Pope Benedict XV.
Codex Iuris Canonici.
P. J. Kenedy, 1918.
The official text in Latin.
For print version locations see UofT Library Catalogue.
The 1917 Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law in English Translation with Extensive Scholarly Apparatus.
Edward N. Peters, Curator.
Ignatius, 2001.
An unofficial English-language translation. Includes cross-references and citations to the 1983 Code and to many secondary works.
A Dictionary of Canon Law.
P. Trudel.
Herder, 1919.
A summary of the Code arranged under over 600 subject headings.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
The Sacred Canons: A Concise Presentation of the Current Disciplinary Norms of the Church.
John A. Abbo and Jerome D. Hannon.
2nd edition.
Herder, 1960.
2 volumes.
The standard English-language commentary to the 1917 Code.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
The Canon Law Digest: Officially Published Documents Affecting the Code of Canon Law.
Bruce and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, 1934-1986.
10 volumes + 5 supplements.
English-translations of documents which changed the law of the 1917 Code, or provided authoritative interpretations of that law.
Rotal Anthology: An Annotated Index of Rotal Decisions from 1971 to 1988.
Compiled by Augustine Mendonça.
Canon Law Society of America, 1992.
English-language summaries of all marriage cases heard by the Roman Rota from 1971 to 1988.