excardinate
excardinate verb: to free (a member of the clergy) from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop.
Verb
excardinate (third-person singular simple present excardinates, present participle excardinating, simple past and past participle excardinated)
- To free (a member of the clergy) from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop.
- When a see is vacant , whoever governs the diocese ad interim until the designation of a diocesan administrator is not competent to incardinate or excardinate a cleric ( cann . 419 , 428 ) . Can . 272 adds that the diocesan[…]2002, Michael J. Mullaney, Incardination and the Universal Dimension of the Priestly Ministry: A Comparison Between CIC 17 and CIC 83, Gregorian Biblical BookShop, →ISBN, page 187
- In order to be able to excardinate this cleric the bishop of diocese B must be his proper bishop ; for only a cleric's proper bishop can excardinate a cleric . " It cannot be denied that the bishop of diocese B is competent to[…]1935, John Michael Moeder, The Proper Bishop for Ordination and Dimissorial Letters: An Historical Synopsis and Commentary
- Antonyms:
- incardinate
Antonyms of excardinate
Forms of excardinate
| third-person singular present | excardinates |
|---|---|
| present participle | excardinating |
| past participle | excardinated |
| past | excardinated |
Questions about excardinate
- What does excardinate mean?
- Excardinate means to free (a member of the clergy) from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop.
- What part of speech is excardinate?
- Excardinate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of excardinate?
- The past tense of excardinate is excardinated.
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