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LETTER DIMISSORY [1 record]

Record 1 2013-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Administrative Law
DEF

A letter given by a bishop dismissing a clergyman to another diocese and recommending him for reception there.

CONT

A letter dimissory is a letter from the bishop of one diocese to some other bishop, giving leave for the bearer to be ordained by him.

Key term(s)
  • letters dimissory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Droit administratif
DEF

Écrit officiel par lequel un évêque autorise un autre évêque à conférer les ordres sacrés à l'un de ses diocésains.

Spanish

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