ɐ kɐnˈɑːnɪkəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ɪnðə kˈænən lˈɔː ʌvðə lˈætɪn tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌvðə kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɪz ðə dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən əvə sˈuːɾəbəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt tʊ ɐ vˈeɪkənt ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl ˈɑːfɪs baɪ ɐ vˈoʊt əvə kəlˈiːdʒəl bˈɑːdi.
A canonical election, in the canon law of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, is the designation of a suitable candidate to a vacant ecclesiastical office by a vote of a collegial body.