Sinode: Perbedaan antara revisi

Konsili paripurna dan konsili provinsial digolongkan sebagai konsili partikuler. Konsili partikuler adalah konsili yang dihadiri oleh segenap uskup yang sewilayah (termasuk [[uskup koajutor|uskup-uskup koajutor]] dan [[uskup auksilier|uskup-uskup auksilier]]) asserta well asordinarisas other ecclesiastical ordinaries who head particular churches in the territory (such as [[territorial abbot]]s and [[vicar apostolic|vicars apostolic]]). Each of these members has a vote on council legislation. Additionally, the following persons by law are part of particular councils but only participate in an advisory capacity: [[vicar general|vicars general and episcopal]], presidents of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] universities, deans of Catholic departments of theology and canon law, some major superiors elected by all the major superiors in the territory, some rectors of seminaries elected by the rectors of seminaries in the territory, and two members from each cathedral chapter, presbyterial council, or pastoral council in the territory (can. 443). The convoking authority can also select other members of the faithful (including the laity) to participate in the council in an advisory capacity.

National [[EpiscopalKonferensi Conferencewaligereja]]s nasional adalah salah satu are another development of the Second Vatican Council. They are permanent bodies consisting of all the Latin rite bishops of a nation and those equivalent to diocesan bishops in law (i.e. [[territorial abbot]]s). Bishops of other ''[[sui juris]]'' churches and papal [[nuncio]]s are not members of episcopal conferences by law, though the conference itself may invite them in an advisory or voting capacity (can. 450).