Can. 490 §1. Only the bishop is to have the key to the secret archive.
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Can. 490 §2. When a see is vacant, the secret archive or safe is not to be opened except in a case of true necessity by the diocesan administrator himself.
§3
Can. 490 §3. Documents are not to be removed from the secret archive or safe.
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