Canons 51, 127 § 2, 515 § 2, 1222 § 2, 1292 § 2 and 1734: Closing a Church and Relegation of the Church to Profane but not Sordid Use
A Diocesan Bishop, having completed a pastoral planning process, received a request form the pastor of a parish recommedning that one of the remaining churches in the parish be closed. The Diocesan Bishop requested the relegation of the Church to profane but not sordid use and obtained the necessart...
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Canon Law Society of America
2013
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CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2013, Pages: 13-17 |
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Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 51
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1734 B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 127, §2 B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1222, §2 B Structural reform B Zusammenschluss B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 515, §2 B Profanisierung B Parish B Fusion B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1292, §2 |
| Summary: | A Diocesan Bishop, having completed a pastoral planning process, received a request form the pastor of a parish recommedning that one of the remaining churches in the parish be closed. The Diocesan Bishop requested the relegation of the Church to profane but not sordid use and obtained the necessarty approvals in accord with canons 1222 § 2 and 127 § 2. Several "recurrents" requested reconsideration of the decision by the Diocesan Bishop. After the Bishop indicated that he would not revoke or change the decree, the recurrents sought hierarchical recourse form the Congregation for the Clergy in accord with canon 1737. Below is the Congregations response. |
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