Faculty (canon law)

Afacultyis alegal instrumentorwarrantincanon law,usually an authorisation to do something.

Catholic Church

Main article:Faculty (Catholic canon law)

In thecanon lawof theCatholic Church,a faculty is "the authority,privilege,or permission, to perform an act or function. In a broad sense, a faculty is a certain power, whether based on one's own right, or received as a favour from another, of validly or lawfully doing some action ".

Church of England

Further information:Canon law of the Church of England

In theChurch of England(whose canons have the status of national law) the "faculty jurisdiction" is set out in the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, and the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015.A faculty is the required permission to carry out works on the church and itscurtilage;in most cases this is required instead ofplanning permission,although both are required for major external work. The parish has to prepare a petition for the faculty and thechancellor of the diocesemay grant the faculty after due consideration.Where the work is listed on Schedule 1 List A,no faculty is required and where it is on List Bthe faculty may be granted by thearchdeaconrather than the chancellor.