Catechesis: Ap XXVIII ECCLESIASTICAL POWER

We like the old division of power into the power of the order and the power of the jurisdiction. Therefore a bishop has the power of order, namely, the ministry of the Word and sacraments. He also has the power of jurisdiction. Therefore a bishop has the power to excommunicate those who are guilty of public offenses or to absolve them if they are converted and ask for absolution.—Ap XXVIII:13