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Sharon, According to the CIC of 1983 canon 134: Can. 134 §1 In law the term Ordinary means, apart from the Roman Pontiff, diocesan Bishops and all who, even for a time only, are set over a particular Church or a community equivalent to it in accordance with can. 368, and those who in these have general ordinary executive power, that is, Vicars general and episcopal Vicars; likewise, for their own members, it means the major Superiors of clerical religious institutes of pontifical right and of clerical societies of apostolic life of pontifical right, who have at least ordinary executive power. §2 The term local Ordinary (Ordinarius loci, H.G.)means all those enumerated in §1, except Superiors of religious institutes and of societies of apostolic life. §3 Whatever in the canons, in the context of executive power, is attributed to the diocesan Bishop, is understood to belong only to the diocesan Bishop and to those others in can. 381 §2 who are equivalent to him, to the exclusion of the Vicar general and the episcopal Vicar except by special mandate. Hope this is of some help. Harm Goris postdoc systematic theology Katholieke Theologische Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands tel. +31-30-2533129 fax +31-30-2533665 Visit the site of the Thomas Institute at Utrecht: http://www.ktu.nl/thomas The best Aquinas-site on the Web! > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Sharon Dale [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Verzonden: maandag 5 februari 2001 18:32 > Aan: [log in to unmask] > Onderwerp: ordinaries > > Esteemed list-members, I should know this, but alas a lacuna in my church > knowledge. Can someone enlighten me about the status/history / origin of > the "ordinary" in the ecclesiastical hierarchy? many thanks, sharon