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Tag Archives: parish
What’s the Job Description of a Parochial Vicar?
Q1: Would you explain what the official duties of a parochial vicar are? In our parish we have a pastor and a parochial vicar. The pastor is much older than the parochial vicar, but he’s not what we would describe … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Parish Life
Tagged canon law, Catholic, ecclesiastical office, parish, parochial vicar, pastor
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When Can a Bishop Lawfully Transfer a Pastor to Another Parish?
Q: I belong to a very large parish… Up until a couple of years ago we had an excellent pastor who was not only well-liked by nearly everyone in the parish, but had many years of experience, and was instrumental … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, diocesan bishop, parish, pastor, transfer
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Why Can’t You Change the Name of a Church?
Q: If a church was consecrated by the diocesan bishop in the name of a particular saint, can a different bishop later change its name? I ask because my parish church was consecrated 150 years ago to the Mother of … Continue reading
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Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, church, dedicate, dedication, parish
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Establishing Dioceses and Parishes in Mission Lands
Q: While doing some historical research, I found that my parish church which is 152 years old, when its foundations were laid, had belonged to the Apostolic Vicariate of [X] and the mission of [Y]. I understood these terms as … Continue reading
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Tagged apostolic administration, apostolic vicariate, canon law, Catholic, diocese, missionary, parish, prefecture
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Refusing a Funeral Mass to a Non-Parishioner
Q: At our parish the priest is very strict. If you aren’t registered as a parishioner, he won’t say a funeral Mass for you. However, he will let you have a funeral service with the deacon if you pay hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Parish Life, Rights of the Faithful
Tagged canon law, Catholic, funeral, funeral Mass, parish, parishioner, registered
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