With regard to early Church rules, known as ‘Canons’, see the overview of Church Councils and Local Synods.
See also the synopsis of how Church Law has treated women.
| Date of publication | Name/author | description |
| 1140 AD | Decretum Gratiani | earliest Church law book |
| 1148 | Paucapalea | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1148 | Rolandus Bandinelli | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1159 | Rufinus | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1181 | Sicardus of Cremona | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1188 | Hugucchio | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1215 | Johannes Teutonicus | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1253 | Henricus de Sergusio | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1300 | Guido de Baysio | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1338 | Joannes Andreae | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1408 | Antonius de Butrio | canon lawyer/theologian |
| 1234 – 1916 | Codex Iuris Canonici from a standard commentary | canons regarding women |
| 1917 – 1983 | New Code of Church Law | canons regarding women |
| 1983 | Latest Code of Church Law | canons regarding women |
| 1995 | Canon Law Society of America | report of an ad hoc committee |
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