The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the canon law of the Catholic Church:

Catholic canon law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which the Catholic Church is governed, through enforcement by governmental authorities.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]} Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws.

• 1983 Code of Canon Law – 1983 codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Catholic Church
  • Omnium in mentem – 2009 motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI
  • Magnum principium – 2017 apostolic letter by Pope Francis
• Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches – Eastern Catholic code of canon law
• Ad tuendam fidem – 1998 apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II
• Ex corde Ecclesiae – 1990 apostolic constitution of the Catholic Church
• Indulgentiarum Doctrina – 1967 apostolic constitution by Pope Paul VI
• Pastor bonus – Apostolic constitution of John Paul II
  • Pontificalis Domus – Motu proprio issued by Pope Paul VI
• Veritatis gaudium – 2018 apostolic constitution by Pope Francis
• Custom – Repeated and constant performance of certain acts

Legal history of the Catholic Church

• 1917 Code of Canon Law

Eastern Catholic canon law – Canon law for the Eastern Catholic churches

• Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches – Eastern Catholic code of canon law
• Eastern canonical reforms of Pius XII
• Nomocanon – Collection of ecclesiastical law in Eastern Christian tradition
• Archeparchy – Diocese in Eastern ChristianityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Eparchy – Diocese in Eastern Christianity

• Ecclesia Dei
• Mysterii Paschalis
• Sacrosanctum concilium
  • Musicam sacram
• Summorum Pontificum
• Tra le sollecitudini

• Communicatio in sacris
• Ex opere operato
• Omnium in mentem
• Valid but illicit

• Banns of Marriage
• Declaration of Nullity
  • Matrimonial Nullity Trial Reforms of Pope Francis
• Defender of the Bond
• Natural marriage

• Tribunals
  • Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
  • Tribunal of the Roman Rota
  • Apostolic Penitentiary

• Benefice
• Canonical coronation
  • Canonically crowned images
• Computation of time
• Contract law
• Custom
• Delegata potestas non potest delegari
• Derogation
• Dispensation
  • Taxa Innocentiana
• Indult
• Impediment
• Interpretation
  • Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
• Jurisdiction
• Peritus
• Obreption & subreption
• Obrogation
• Promulgation
• Resignation of the Roman Pontiff
• Sede vacante
• Vacatio legis
• Valid but illicit

• Theology
  • Ecclesiology
• Treatise on Law
  • Determinatio

• Person (Catholic canon law)
• Canonical age
• Canonical faculties (Catholic canon law)
• Clerics and public office
• Clerical celibacy
• Consecrated life
• Defect of birth
• Emancipation
• Juridic & physical persons
• Jus patronatus
• Laicization (dispensation)

• Acta Apostolicae Sedis
  • Acta Sanctae Sedis
• Notary (Catholic canon law)
  • Protonotary apostolic
• Apostolic constitution
• Canon
• Concordat
• Decree
• Decretal
• Encyclical
• Motu proprio
• Ordinance
• Papal brief
• Papal bull
• Penitential
• Positive law
• Rescript

• Canon 1324
• Canon 1397 §2
• Censure (canon law)
• Excommunication
  • List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church
  • List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church
    • List of cardinals excommunicated by the Catholic Church
• Interdict
• Internal and external forum
• Laicization (penal)
• Latae sententiae
• Ferendae sententiae
• Lifetime of prayer and penance

Election of the Roman Pontiff

• Universi Dominici gregis
• Papal renunciation

• Licentiate of Canon Law
• Doctor of Canon Law
• Doctor Juris Utriusque

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