Canon 378. §1 To be a suitable candidate for the episcopate, a person must:

1° be outstanding in strong faith, good morals, piety, zeal for souls, wisdom, prudence and human virtues, and possess those other gifts which equip him to fulfil the office in question;

2° be held in good esteem;

3° be at least 35 years old;

4° be a priest ordained for at least five years;

5° hold a doctorate or at least a licentiate in sacred Scripture, theology or canon law, from an institute of higher studies approved by the Apostolic See, or at least be well versed in these disciplines.

§2 The definitive judgement on the suitability of the person to be promoted rests with the Apostolic See.

§1. Ad idoneitatem candidatorum Episcopatus requiritur ut quis sit:

1° firma fide, bonis moribus, pietate, animarum zelo, sapientia, prudentia et virtutibus humanis excellens, ceterisque dotibus praeditus quae ipsum aptum efficiant ad officium de quo agitur explendum;

2° bona exsistimatione gaudens;

3° annos natus saltem triginta quinque;

4° a quinquennio saltem in presbyteratus ordine constitutus;

5° laurea doctoris vel saltem licentia in sacra Scriptura, theologia aut iure canonico potitus in instituto studiorum superiorum a Sede Apostolica probato, vel saltem in iisdem disciplinis vere peritus.

§2. Iudicium definitivum de promovendi idoneitate ad Apostolicam Sedem pertinet.