E-17 - Roman Catholic Bishops Act

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1. In this Act, saving incompatibility, the term
(a)  diocese means a territory under the jurisdiction of a bishop and situated in whole or in part in Québec; this term includes an archdiocese, a diocese, an archeparchy, an eparchy, an exarchate, a vicariate apostolic, a military ordinariate, a prefecture apostolic, a territorial prelacy and a territorial abbey;
(b)  bishop means the cleric who, according to the rules of the Roman Catholic Church, is appointed to administer a diocese; this term includes an archbishop, a diocesan bishop, an archeparch, an eparch, an exarch, a vicar apostolic, a military ordinary, a prefect apostolic, a territorial prelate, a territorial abbot, an apostolic administrator, a diocesan administrator, a provicar in a vicariate apostolic and a pro-prefect in a prefecture apostolic;
(c)  legal person means a legal person constituted under the authority of section 3 of this Act;
(d)  register means the register referred to in Chapter II of the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (chapter P-44.1).
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 1; 1993, c. 48, s. 403; 1997, c. 25, s. 18; 1999, c. 40, s. 127; 2010, c. 7, s. 282.
1. In this Act, saving incompatibility, the term
(a)  diocese means a territory under the jurisdiction of a bishop and situated in whole or in part in Québec; this term includes an archdiocese, a diocese, an archeparchy, an eparchy, an exarchate, a vicariate apostolic, a military ordinariate, a prefecture apostolic, a territorial prelacy and a territorial abbey;
(b)  bishop means the cleric who, according to the rules of the Roman Catholic Church, is appointed to administer a diocese; this term includes an archbishop, a diocesan bishop, an archeparch, an eparch, an exarch, a vicar apostolic, a military ordinary, a prefect apostolic, a territorial prelate, a territorial abbot, an apostolic administrator, a diocesan administrator, a provicar in a vicariate apostolic and a pro-prefect in a prefecture apostolic;
(c)  legal person means a legal person constituted under the authority of section 3 of this Act;
(d)  register means the register instituted under the Act respecting the legal publicity of sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons (chapter P-45).
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 1; 1993, c. 48, s. 403; 1997, c. 25, s. 18; 1999, c. 40, s. 127.
1. In this Act, saving incompatibility, the term
(a)  diocese means a territory under the jurisdiction of a bishop and situated in whole or in part in Québec; this term includes an archdiocese, a diocese, an archeparchy, an eparchy, an exarchate, a vicariate apostolic, a military ordinariate, a prefecture apostolic, a territorial prelacy and a territorial abbey;
(b)  bishop means the cleric who, according to the rules of the Roman Catholic Church, is appointed to administer a diocese; this term includes an archbishop, a diocesan bishop, an archeparch, an eparch, an exarch, a vicar apostolic, a military ordinary, a prefect apostolic, a territorial prelate, a territorial abbot, an apostolic administrator, a diocesan administrator, a provicar in a vicariate apostolic and a pro-prefect in a prefecture apostolic;
(c)  corporation means a corporation constituted under the authority of section 3 of this Act;
(d)  register means the register instituted under the Act respecting the legal publicity of sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons (chapter P-45).
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 1; 1993, c. 48, s. 403; 1997, c. 25, s. 18.
1. In this Act, saving incompatibility, the term
(a)  diocese means any territorial division, present or future, subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop and situated in whole or in part within the limits of Québec; such term includes specifically archdiocese, diocese, exarchate, abbey nullius, apostolic vicariate and apostolic prefecture;
(b)  bishop means an archbishop, bishop, exarch, abbot nullius, vicar apostolic, prefect apostolic and administrator apostolic, so long as he acts as such and remains in communion with the Roman Catholic Church;
(c)  corporation means a corporation constituted under the authority of section 3 of this Act;
(d)  register means the register instituted under the Act respecting the legal publicity of sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons (chapter P-45).
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 1; 1993, c. 48, s. 403.
1. In this act, saving incompatibility, the term
(a)  diocese means any territorial division, present or future, subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop and situated in whole or in part within the limits of Québec; such term includes specifically archdiocese, diocese, exarchate, abbey nullius, apostolic vicariate and apostolic prefecture;
(b)  bishop means an archbishop, bishop, exarch, abbot nullius, vicar apostolic, prefect apostolic and administrator apostolic, so long as he acts as such and remains in communion with the Roman Catholic Church;
(c)  corporation means a corporation constituted under the authority of section 3 of this act.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 1.