# penitentiary canon

> priest member of the chapter of a cathedral authorized by the bishop to confess the most serious sins that common priests do not have authorization to confess

**Wikidata**: [Q3899085](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3899085)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_penitentiary)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/penitentiary-canon