How many canons are in the 1983 Code of Canon Law?

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First Council of Nicaea — canon law Council of Nicaea in 325, depicted in a Byzantine fresco in the basilica of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey.

The 1983 Code of Canon Law, which was promulgated by Pope John Paul II, consists of 1,752 canons.1

This revised code superseded the 1917 version, which had contained 2,414 canons. The 1983 code is organized into seven books that address various aspects of ecclesiastical life, including the roles of the clergy and laity, the administration of sacraments, church property, and the structure of church courts.1