An ordinance or ecclesiastical ordinance is a type of law, legal instrument, or by-law in the

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is t ...

of the

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, the

Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

, and in

Calvinism Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John C ...

Anglican Communion

In the

, particularly the American Episcopal Church, ecclesiastical ordinances are the

bylaws A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), or as it is most commonly known in the United States bylaws, is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authorit ...

of a Christian religious organization, especially that of a

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of a

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Catholic Church

In the

canon law of the Catholic Church The canon law of the Catholic Church ("canon law" comes from Latin ') is "how the Church organizes and governs herself". It is the system of laws and ecclesiastical legal principles made and enforced by the hierarchical authorities of the Cathol ...

, ecclesiastical ordinances are particular laws, issued in order to fulfil universal law on a local or regional level.

Calvinism

''Ecclesiastical Ordinances'' is the title of the foundation rules, or

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these pr ...

, of the Reformed Church in

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, written by John Calvin in 1541. They were revised in 1561.Historical records of CCEL
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Ordinances of the Roman Catholic province of Canada

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