SYNOD OF BISHOPS

SYNODAL INFORMATION

Contents

I. The Synod of Bishops: An Introduction

II. Official Documents relating to the Synod of Bishops

A. Canon Law

1. The Code of Canon Law (cc. 342-348)

2. The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (c. 46)

B. Apostolica Sollicitudo
(Complete Text of the Document establishing the Synod of Bishops)

C. Translation of the Ordo Synodi Episcoporum

D. Procedure in Small Groups (circuli minores)

III. Theological Basis for the Synod of Bishops

A. Discourse of Pope John Paul II to the Secretariat Council (30 April 1983)

B. Extract from the Discourse of His Holiness Pope John Paul II at the Extraordinary Consistory of the College of Cardinals (13-14 June 1994)

IV. Notes on the Synodal Process

V. Summary of the Various Synodal Assemblies