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Can. 1387 — Tolle Lege

Canon Law

Can. 1387

Code of Canon Law

Both the Bishop who, without a pontifical mandate, consecrates a person a Bishop, and the one who receives the consecration from him, incur a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See.

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Source: Code of Canon Law (Vatican.va)