Sede vacante

The umbraculum, the arms of the Holy See under sede vacante
The umbraculum, the arms of the Holy See under sede vacante.

Sede vacante (lit.'with the chair [being] vacant' in Latin)[a] is a term for the state of a/an (arch)diocese without an installed (in office) (arch)bishop. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, the term is used to refer to the vacancy of the (arch)bishop's or Pope's authority upon his death or resignation.

  1. ^ "Κρήτη: Εν χηρεία η θέση του Αρχιεπισκόπου - Ξεκινά η διαδικασία διαδοχής" [The See of the Archbishop in widowhood: the succession process begins] (in Greek). parapolitica.gr 98.1 FM. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.


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