Court Of Arches, Of Peculiars
COURT OF ARCHES - The most ancient consistory court belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury for the trial of spiritual causes. It is so called, because it was anciently held in the church of Saint Mary le bow; which church had that appellation from its steeple, which was raised at the top with stone pillars, in the manner of an arch or bow. COURT OF PECULIARS - The name of a court which is a branch of, and annexed to, the court of arches. It has jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses. In the other peculiars, the jurisdiction is exercised by commissaries. There are three sorts of peculiars: 1. Royal peculiars; 2. The second sort are those in which the bishop has no concurrent jurisdiction, and are exempt from his visitation; 3. The third are subject to the bishop's visitation, and liable to his superintendence and jurisdiction. This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's. | ||||
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Arches Court
The Arches Court, presided over by the Dean of Arches is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York is the Chancery Court.
The Court of Arches is the Provincial Court for Canterbury. It has both appellate and original jurisdiction. It is presided over by the Dean of the Arches, who is styled the Right Honourable and Right Worshipful the Official Principal and Dean of the Arches. He must be a barrister of ten years' High Court standing, or the holder or former holder of high judicial office , and is appointed by the two archbishops jointly. The Court has sat, at various times, in the Church of St Mary-le-Bow (Sancta Maria de arcubus, formerly the Archbishop's principal peculiar in London), whose arches give the Court its name; later in Doctors' Commons; and also at 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT, and St Paul's Cathedral. Its permanent home remains St Mary le Bow, where regular sittings include those to confirm the election of each new Diocesan Bishop in the Province. The Provincial Registry is at 16 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LZ.
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