Title: The bishop-elect ;
Authors: Benson, Robert L.,
Date: 1968
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Physical description: xix, 440 pages ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC classification: L
Contents: The dimensions of the problem : an introduction -- The bishop-elect and his ecclesiastical jurisdiction -- Constitutional background : Gratian's Decretum -- Master Rufinus : Auctoritas and Administratio -- Electoral confirmation and the bishop-elect -- The dissent of Master Huguccio -- Three exceptions : Papa, Metropolitanus, Exemptus -- The bishop-elect between church and monarchy -- Office, Regalia, and investiture : the age of reform -- The Regalia and the bishop-elect : imperial views -- The church and the Regalia -- The eclipse of the Regalia.
Subject headings (LCSH): Bishops (Canon law); Bishops (Common law); Bishops--Appointment, call, and election.; Canon law.; Catholic Church--History.; Law, Medieval.; Middle Ages.; Papacy--History.