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Eparchial Consultative Bodies

Consultative Body General Description Membership Existence The college of eparchial The college of eparchial consultors is a required body within the assists the eparchial in the The college is comprised of no less . It is to be established for governance of the eparchy in than six , and no more than 1. College of a five-year term, but it continues accord with the provisions of twelve, who are members of the Eparchial Consultors its functions even after that time common and particular law. At presbyteral council at the time of (CCEO c. 271) until a new college is constituted. times, the law requires the their appointment by the eparchial The college of eparchial consultors eparchial bishop to consult the bishop. continues in existence during a college, and to obtain its consent. vacant or impeded see.

The pastoral council consists of clerics, religious or members of The eparchial pastoral council societies of common life, and Unlike the college of eparchial exercises a three-fold especially lay people. In so far as consultors or the presbyteral responsibility, under the possible, the council is to be council— which are required by governance of the eparchial representative of the eparchy with law—the establishment of bishop. It investigates, evaluates, respect to persons, associations and the pastoral council is left to the 2. Eparchial and proposes practical conclusions other endeavors. If suitable, the discretion of the eparchial bishop Pastoral Council regarding matters pertaining to the eparchial bishop can invite others to should pastoral circumstances (CCEO cc. 272-275) pastoral welfare of the eparchy. be members of the pastoral council within the eparchy recommend it. Unlike the diocesan pastoral even if they are ascribed in other The pastoral council is to be council in the Latin Churches . The manner of established for a definite period of , the eparchial pastoral determining membership on the time. It goes out of existence when council is not required to convene pastoral council is left to the the eparchial see is vacant. annually (CIC c. 514, §2). eparchial bishop and should be articulated in the council’s statutes.

In iure members: the bishop and auxiliary ; , syncelli, ; eparchial finance officer; eparchial consultors; of the eparchial major seminary; protopresbyters; at least one from each district within the eparchy, to be elected by all of those who have The eparchial assembly is the care of souls there; members of convened as often as circumstances the presbyteral council; some warrant it in the judgment of the delegates from the pastoral council (if eparchial bishop, after he has it exists), elected by the council in a The eparchial assembly assists the consulted the presbyteral council. manner determined by particular law; eparchial bishop in those things It is the right of the eparchial some , elected according to concerning the special needs or bishop to convene the eparchial 3. Eparchial particular law; superiors of usefulness of the eparchy. At the assembly, to preside over it Assembly monasteries sui iuris, and some discretion of the eparchial bishop, personally or through another, and (CCEO cc. 235-242) superiors of other institutes of the assembly’s advice may lead to to transfer, postpone, suspend or which have a house the of laws, dissolve it. If the eparchial see in the eparchy, elected in a manner declarations or . becomes vacant, the eparchial determined by particular law; lay assembly is suspended by the law persons elected by the pastoral itself until the new eparchial council (if it exists), or elected in bishop issues a to continue some other manner determined by the or terminate it. eparchial bishop. The number of lay persons is not to exceed one-third of the eparchial assembly. At the eparchial bishop’s discretion: As members other persons, even of other Churches sui iuris. As observers persons from non- Catholic Churches or ecclesial communities.

The eparchial finance council is comprised of the eparchial bishop (who acts as the council’s president), the eparchial finance officer, and The eparchial finance council other suitable persons who are also, if assists the eparchial bishop in the possible, expert in civil law. Persons preparation of the annual budget, are appointed to the council by the the appointment of the eparchial eparchial bishop following finance officer, and in offering consultation with the college of general oversight of the consultors, unless a different manner The finance council is a required 4. Eparchial Finance administration of the temporal has been delineated by particular law. body under . The Council goods of the eparchy. The Those related to the eparchial bishop council does not dissolve during a (CCEO cc. 262-263) eparchial bishop is to hear the up to the fourth degree inclusive of vacant or impeded see. finance council concerning the or affinity may not be more important acts related to members of the council. No mention eparchial financial matters and, in is made in the common law regarding some instances he must obtain the a minimum or maximum number of council’s consent. persons who are to comprise the finance council, nor is the question of a term of office considered. Such matters are determined by particular law.

Some priests are ex officio members The presbyteral council is a group of the presbyteral council, others are of priests representing the appointed by the eparchial bishop, eparchial presbyterate which The eparchial bishop is obliged to and another portion are priests who assists the eparchial bishop by establish a presbyteral council are elected by the presbyterate 5. Eparchial offering its advice regarding the within the eparchy. If the eparchy according to the provisions of Presbyteral Council pastoral needs and welfare of the is vacant, the presbyteral council particular law. The members of the (CCEO cc. 264-270) eparchy. The eparchial bishop ceases to exist and its function is presbyteral council are designated for hears the presbyteral council in carried out by the college of a term determined in the statutes so matters of greater importance and eparchial consultors. that the whole council, or at least he is obliged to consult it in certain some part of it, is renewed within a circumstances. five-year period.