The Canons of Nicaea and the canon law of the Church of England
Abstract
Abstract This article compares the 20 canons promulgated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 with the canons of the Church of England today. The author identifies a degree of consistency between the two sets of canons, especially when it comes to their treatment of diocesan episcopacy, synodality, metropolitical authority, primatial honour, and supra-metropolitical authority.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theology and Canon Law Studies
Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
Historical and Religious Studies of Rome
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Ecclesiastical Law Journal
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 33–44
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN