Licentiate of Canon Law

Licentiate of Canon Law Latin: Juris Canonici Licentiatus; JCL is the tag of an advanced graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church made by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law. Licentiate is the label of a adult who holds an academic measure called a licence. The licentiate of canon law is the ordinary way for forming future canonists, according to Veritatis gaudium.

Uses of the degree in the Catholic Church

The licence in canon law is requested for a grownup to teach canon law in a pontifical university or Catholic seminary. The licence is also the requirement to the doctorate in the same field JCD. Furthermore, the degree is a requirement for several officers of Catholic ecclesiastical courts: judges including the judicial vicar, the Promoter of Justice, and the Defender of the Bond all must at least possess this degree.