Suppression of a Parish and Closure of a Parish Church: Canons 50, 127 §2, 515 §2 and 1222 §2

A diocesan bishop, continuing a study of the diocese initiated by his predecessor and considering the study's broad trends, closed and merged parishes within the diocese. In many of these parish closings and mergers, the parish church was also closed and the buildings locked Parishioners made h...

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Authors: Piacenza, Mauro 1944- (Author) ; Iruzubieta, Celso Morga (Author)
Corporate Author: Katholische Kirche. VerfasserIn (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2012
In: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions ; 2012
Year: 2012, Pages: 5-9
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Parish / Church / Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 50 / Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 127 / Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 127,2 / Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 515,2 / Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 1222,2
IxTheo Classification:SA Church law; state-church law
SB Catholic Church law
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Summary:A diocesan bishop, continuing a study of the diocese initiated by his predecessor and considering the study's broad trends, closed and merged parishes within the diocese. In many of these parish closings and mergers, the parish church was also closed and the buildings locked Parishioners made hierarchical recourse to the Congregation for the Clergy regarding the suppression of the parish (c. 515 §2) and the closure of the church (c. 1222 §2). Below is the Congregation's response.
ISBN:193220833X
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions ; 2012