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Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches: New English Translation is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches was promulgated in 1990. This code governs the 22 Eastern Rite Churches, which, while in communion with the pope, retain their unique traditions and discipline. Covering much of the same ground as the Code of Canon Law, the Canons are drawn from the ancient traditions of the Eastern Churches of Christendom.

another Church sui iuris without the consent of the Apostolic See. §2. In the case of Christian faithful of an eparchy of a certain Church sui iuris who petition to transfer to another Church sui iuris which has its own eparchy in the same territory, this consent of the Apostolic See is presumed, provided that the eparchial bishops of both eparchies consent to the transfer in writing. CAN. 33† A wife is free to transfer to the Church of the husband in the celebration of or during the marriage; when
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