释义 |
ecclesiastical courts Courts responsible for the administration of the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England. They comprise consistory courts, which are the courts of each diocese, for enforcing discipline among the clergy; the Court of Arches and the Chancery Court of York, which hear appeals from consistory courts in their respective provinces; the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which hears appeals from the provincial courts in matters not involving doctrine, ritual, or ceremonial; and the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved. |