Suppression of a parish an reduction of a church

"Following a pastoral planning process studying the possible realignment of parishes, the Diocesan Bishop, after consulting the Presbyteral Council, notified the faithful of the area of his decision to merge some parishes and issued a Decree affecting the merger. Parishioners of one of the affe...

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Corporate Author: Katholische Kirche, Kongregation für den Klerus (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: Soc. 2011
In: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2011, Pages: 11-14
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 51
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1214
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1222, §2
B Structural reform
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 515, §2
B Profanisierung
B Fusion
B Parish
B Constitutional law
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 50
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Summary:"Following a pastoral planning process studying the possible realignment of parishes, the Diocesan Bishop, after consulting the Presbyteral Council, notified the faithful of the area of his decision to merge some parishes and issued a Decree affecting the merger. Parishioners of one of the affected parishes appealed the decision to the Congregation for the Clergy. It was not clear in the documentation whether the decision to close the church was a separate consultation and based on a gravis causa"
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions