Institute of Consecrated Life

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An Institute of Consecrated Life is a religious order within the Roman Catholic Church, whose members profess the religious vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience. This type of organization is defined in the Code of Canon Law under canons 573-709.

This kind of society has a stable community life.

A community needs the written approval of a Bishop to operate within his diocese, and a diocesan Bishop can erect an Institute of Consecrated Life in his own territory, with consultation with the Apostolic See.

These societies are regulated by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.