Can. Parishes are no longer to be joined to a chapter of canons; the diocesan bishop is to separate from a chapter those parishes which are united to it. 2. Can. Can. 2. 536 1. THE TEACHING FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH TITLE I. 3. 3. To the extent that the statutes provide for it, the same right of election can be conferred on other priests who have a domicile or quasi-domicile in the diocese. THE CHANCELLOR, OTHER NOTARIES, AND THE ARCHIVES. A diocesan synod is to be celebrated in individual particular churches when circumstances suggest it in the judgment of the diocesan bishop after he has heard the presbyteral council. Can. 2. When certain communities cannot be erected as parishes or quasi-parishes, the diocesan bishop is to provide for their pastoral care in another way. Can. In each parish there is to be a storage area, or archive, in which the parochial registers are protected along with letters of bishops and other documents which are to be preserved for reason of necessity or advantage. Can. Can. In order to foster the present and future good of the diocese as much as possible, a diocesan bishop, a coadjutor, and the auxiliary mentioned in can. The statutes of a chapter are to determine the constitution of the chapter and the number of canons, always without prejudice to the laws of its foundation. For the office of pastor to be conferred on someone, his suitability must be clearly evident by some means determined by the diocesan bishop, even by means of an examination. It belongs to the diocesan bishop alone to convoke it according to the needs of the apostolate and to preside over it; it also belongs to him alone to make public what has been done in the council. Can. Can. After he has completed his function, a parochial administrator is to render an account to the pastor. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, canonical provision is the regular induction into a benefice. THE PREACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD. 2. One of the canons is to preside over the chapter; other offices are also to be constituted according to the norm of the statutes, after the practice prevailing in the region has been taken into consideration. The prescripts of the following canons, however, are to be observed regarding those things which pertain to the administration of the diocese. The presbyteral council is not able to act without the diocesan bishop who alone has charge of making public those things which have been established according to the norm of 2. The Finance officer is to be appointed for a Five year term but can be appointed for other Five year terms at the end of this period. The function of vicar general and episcopal vicar can neither be coupled with the function of canon penitentiary nor be entrusted to blood relatives of the bishop up to the fourth degree. Can. A pastoral council possesses a consultative vote only and is governed by the norms established by the diocesan bishop. 421 1. 2. CODE OF CANON LAW BOOK I. The canon reads in full: Canon 212. Unless the Apostolic See has established otherwise, during the year in which he is bound to submit a report to the Supreme Pontiff, a diocesan bishop is to go to Rome to venerate the tombs of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and to present himself to the Roman Pontiff. All the priests who belong to the group: 1/ are bound by the obligation of residence; 2/ are to establish through common counsel an arrangement by which one of them is to celebrate a Mass for the people according to the norm ofcan. It is for the diocesan bishop to convoke the presbyteral council, preside over it, and determine the questions to be treated by it or receive proposals from the members. In the church's official Code of Canon Law, Canon 287 also states that priests "are not to have an active part in political parties and in governing labor unions unless, in the judgment of. 390 A diocesan bishop can perform pontifical functions in his entire diocese but not outside his own diocese without the express, or at least reasonably presumed, consent of the local ordinary. THE VACANT SEE PART II. Unless in the judgment of the bishop local circumstances suggest otherwise, the vicar general or if there are several, one of the vicars general, is to be appointed moderator of the curia. 774, 2. Persons who are related to the bishop up to the fourth degree of consanguinity or affnity are excluded from the Finance council. 2. GENERAL NORMS TITLE I. ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS (Cann. 2. Can. When a parish becomes vacant or a pastor has been impeded from exercising his pastoral function and before the appointment of a parochial administrator, the parochial vicar is to assume the governance of the parish temporarily. 521 1. If it appears more opportune to the Holy See, it can appoint ex officio a coadjutor bishop who also has special faculties. 481 1. 376 Bishops to whom the care of some diocese is entrusted are called diocesan; others are called titular. The Nomocanon 50 titulorum ("Canon Law of 50 Titles") from about 580, composed of the works of John Scholasticus, remained in use until the 12th century. It is also for deacons to serve the people of God in the ministry of the word in communion with the bishop and his presbyterium. Can. THE PEOPLE OF GOD PART II. 2. Can. 415 If an ecclesiastical penalty prevents a diocesan bishop from exercising his function, the metropolitan or, if there is none or it concerns him, the suffragan senior in promotion, is to have recourse immediately to the Holy See so that it will make provision. It is only for the diocesan bishop to erect, suppress, or alter parishes. The bishop himself must personally celebrate and apply a Mass for the people on the days mentioned in 1. 757 It is proper for presbyters, who are co-workers of the bishops, to proclaim the gospel of God; this duty binds especially pastors and others to whom the care of souls is entrusted with respect to the people committed to them. 465 All proposed questions are subject to the free discussion of the members during sessions of the synod. The bishop exercises legislative power himself. Whenever it is necessary or opportune in order to carry out the pastoral care of a parish fittingly, one or more parochial vicars can be associated with the pastor. Can. A pastor ceases from office by removal or transfer carried out by the diocesan bishop according to the norm of law, by resignation made by the pastor himself for a just cause and accepted by the same bishop for validity, and by lapse of time if he had been appointed for a definite period according to the prescripts of particular law mentioned in can. The following have the right of election, both active and passive, in constituting a presbyteral council: 1/ all secular priests incardinated in the diocese; 2/ secular priests not incardinated in the diocese and priests who are members of some religious institute or society of apostolic life, who reside in the diocese and exercise some office for the good of the diocese. 373 It is only for the supreme authority to erect particular churches; those legitimately erected possess juridic personality by the law itself. 2. Within the limit of their competence, the habitual faculties granted by the Apostolic See to the bishop and the execution of rescripts also pertain to a vicar general and an episcopal vicar, unless it has been expressly provided otherwise or the personal qualifications of the diocesan bishop were chosen. PART II. A pastoral council consists of members of the Christian faithful who are in full communion with the Catholic Churchclerics, members of institutes of consecrated life, and especially laitywho are designated in a manner determined by the diocesan bishop. 204 - 207) TITLE I. Can. What is canon law and why is it important? 3. The Bishop and Christian Unity: an Ecumenical Vademecum To become a pastor validly, one must be in the sacred order of the presbyterate. An apostolic vicar can satisfy this obligation through a proxy, even one living in Rome. The pastor is to see to it that the Most Holy Eucharist is the center of the parish assembly of the faithful. In apostolic vicariates and prefectures, the vicar or prefect is to establish a council of at least three missionary presbyters whose opinion, even by letter, he is to hear in more serious matters. THE INTERNAL ORDERING OF PARTICULAR CHURCHES (Cann. He is to insist upon the duty which binds the faithful to exercise the apostolate according to each ones condition and ability and is to exhort them to participate in and assist the various works of the apostolate according to the needs of place and time. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Canon Law - NEW ADVENT After the diocesan bishop has taken possession of the diocese, he must apply a Mass for the people entrusted to him each Sunday and on the other holy days of obligation in his region. The pontifical legate, moreover, is to hear some members of the college of consultors and cathedral chapter and, if he judges it expedient, is also to seek individually and in secret the opinion of others from both the secular and non-secular clergy and from laity outstanding in wisdom. Unless the law provides otherwise, a quasi-parish is equivalent to a parish; a quasi-parish is a definite community of the Christian faithful in a particular church, entrusted to a priest as its proper pastor but not yet erected as a parish because of particular circumstances. By virtue of office, the vicar general has the executive power over the whole diocese which belongs to the diocesan bishop by law, namely, the power to place all administrative acts except those, however, which the bishop has reserved to himself or which require a special mandate of the bishop by law. 2. The bishop's power is further restricted at times to confirming an election or postulation; or to approving candidates presented by one who enjoys the right of presentation by privilege, custom, or prescription. PARTICULAR CHURCHES AND THE AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED IN THEM (Cann. 2. 2. 2. 2. This obligation does not bind an apostolic prefect. 3. Can. 777 Attentive to the norms established by the diocesan bishop, a pastor is to take care in a special way: 1/ that suitable catechesis is imparted for the celebration of the sacraments; 2/ that through catechetical instruction imparted for an appropriate period of time children are prepared properly for the first reception of the sacraments of penance and the Most Holy Eucharist and for the sacrament of confirmation; 3/ that having received first communion, these children are enriched more fully and deeply through catechetical formation; 4/ that catechetical instruction is given also to those who are physically or mentally impeded, insofar as their condition permits; 5/ that the faith of youth and adults is strengthened, enlightened, and developed through various means and endeavors. 2. These appointees did not reside in England, but collected revenues from their benefices anyway. [1] Therefore in the thirteenth century, it was unusual for a bishop to be appointed by papal provisions, however by the fourteenth century it had become much more common. 493 In addition to the functions entrusted to it in Book V, The Temporal Goods of the Church, the Finance council prepares each year, according to the directions of the diocesan bishop, a budget of the income and expenditures which are foreseen for the entire governance of the diocese in the coming year and at the end of the year examines an account of the revenues and expenses. One promoted as bishop cannot assume the exercise of the office entrusted to him before he has taken canonical possession of the diocese. If he is legitimately impeded from this celebration, however, he is to apply it on the same days through another or on other days himself. Code of Canon Law - Title I - Ecclesiastical Laws (Cann. 7-22) 3. Can. THE ENROLLMENT, OR INCARDINATION, OF CLERICS CHAPTER III. It is for the chaplain to celebrate or direct liturgical functions; nevertheless, he is not permitted to involve himself in the internal governance of the institute. Only the bishop is to have the key to the secret archive. The diocesan bishop is competent to suspend or dissolve a diocesan synod according to his prudent judgment. 397 1. If, because of a lack of priests, the diocesan bishop has decided that participation in the exercise of the pastoral care of a parish is to be entrusted to a deacon, to another person who is not a priest, or to a community of persons, he is to appoint some priest who, provided with the powers and faculties of a pastor, is to direct the pastoral care. 522. 406 1. When a pastor has completed seventy-Five years of age, he is requested to submit his resignation from office to the diocesan bishop who is to decide to accept or defer it after he has considered all the circumstances of the person and place. 538 1. Can. 383 1. Can. 2. to Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church) for Roman Catholics to receive them. Ronald H. Fritze and William B. Robison, eds., Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485 (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002). 511 In every diocese and to the extent that pastoral circumstances suggest it, a pastoral council is to be constituted which under the authority of the bishop investigates, considers, and proposes practical conclusions about those things which pertain to pastoral works in the diocese. 387 Since the diocesan bishop is mindful of his obligation to show an example of holiness in charity, humility, and simplicity of life, he is to strive to promote in every way the holiness of the Christian faithful according to the proper vocation of each. He is to work so that spouses and parents are supported in fulfilling their proper duties and is to foster growth of Christian life in the family. Particular churches sui iuris of the Catholic Church Latin cross and Byzantine Patriarchal cross Particular churches are grouped by liturgical rite Alexandrian Rite Coptic Ethiopian Eritrean Armenian Rite Armenian Byzantine Rite Albanian Belarusian Bulgarian Croatian and Serbian Greek Hungarian Italo-Albanian Macedonian Melkite Romanian Russian 423 1. Can. An auxiliary bishop takes possession of his office when he has shown the apostolic letter of appointment to the diocesan bishop in the presence of the chancellor of the curia, who records the event. 483 1. 2. 2. Can. 279, 2; 2/ is to take care that spiritual supports are available to the presbyters of his district, and likewise to be concerned especially for those who find themselves in more difficult circumstances or are beset by problems. Those who preside over the other communities of the faithful mentioned incan. Particular Churches and Patronal Feasts | EWTN Can. Can. In exercising the function of a pastor, a diocesan bishop is to show himself concerned for all the Christian faithful entrusted to his care, of whatever age, condition, or nationality they are, whether living in the territory or staying there temporarily; he is also to extend an apostolic spirit to those who are not able to make sufficient use of ordinary pastoral care because of the condition of their life and to those who no longer practice their religion. Unless the apostolic letter has provided otherwise and without prejudice to the provision of 1, a diocesan bishop is to appoint his auxiliary or auxiliaries as vicars general or at least as episcopal vicars, dependent only on his authority or that of the coadjutor bishop or auxiliary bishop mentioned in can. 546 To be appointed a parochial vicar validly, one must be in the sacred order of the presbyterate. 764 Without prejudice to the prescript of can. It is for the diocesan bishop to establish norms which see to it that during the absence of the pastor, a priest endowed with the necessary faculties provides for the care of the parish. 1-6 in the church entrusted to him unless the pastor consents or, if the matter warrants it, delegates. Can. 377 1. Only a priest who has completed thirty-Five years of age and has not already been elected, appointed, or presented for the same vacant see can be designated validly to the function of diocesan administrator. Definition [ edit ] Papal privileges resembled dispensations , since both involved exceptions to the ordinary operations of the law. 1003, 2 and 3, and the imparting of the apostolic blessing; 4/ the assistance at marriages and the nuptial blessing; 6/ the blessing of the baptismal font at Easter time, the leading of processions outside the church, and solemn blessings outside the church; 7/ the more solemn eucharistic celebration on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Code of Canon Law - Book III - The teaching function of the Church 1133, of adoption, of the reception of sacred orders, of perpetual profession made in a religious institute, and of change of rite. In the exercise of preaching, moreover, all are to observe the norms issued by the diocesan bishop. Through episcopal consecration itself, bishops receive with the function of sanctifying also the functions of teaching and governing; by their nature, however, these can only be exercised in hierarchical communion with the head and members of the college. The diocesan bishop can freely remove a vicar forane from office for a just cause in accord with his own prudent judgment. 3. Can. The local ordinary is to prescribe the time within which possession of a parish must be taken. If it seems useful, it is for the conference of bishops to take care that catechisms are issued for its territory, with the previous approval of the Apostolic See. Can. If there are several vicars, the one who is senior in appointment or, if there are no vicars, a pastor determined by particular law assumes this governance. 2. 374 1. 403, 2 are to consult one another on matters of major importance. 550 1. It is for the diocesan bishop to establish definite norms which fittingly integrate the pastoral duties of the pastor and the functions proper to the chapter, taking care that the pastor is not a hindrance to capitular functions nor the chapter to parochial functions. In all cases confirmation by the proper ecclesiastical superior of the selection made is required, while letters of appointment, as a rule, must be presented.