Postupak pri uklanjanju ili premještanju župnika
Procedure of removing or replacing a pastor
Author(s): Pero PranjićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet
Keywords: pastor; removal from office; clerical censure; replacement; appeal against administrative decisions; canonical fairness; the good of souls
Summary/Abstract: Finding a priest to serve as pastor in a specific parish is very important and can also be very complicated. This explains why Canon Law has 13 canons dealing with this matter. This article presents the canons in the old Canon Law (Codex iuris canonici), published in 1917 and the canons of the new Canon Law in order to offer a comparison and facilitate better understanding of the new canons. The article primarily deals with the removal but also the replacement of a pastor. The article lays out the regulations which the diocesan bishop should follow in both cases, and it offers suggestions to pastors on how to handle this situation, especially in cases where the pastor may believe that replacement or removal is inappropriate. The regulations dealt with in this article apply only to diocesan priests, while other regulations apply to pastors from among the religious.
Journal: Vrhbosnensia
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 389-404
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Croatian