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chnchris
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| Location: | North Lawrence, New York USA |
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| First Name: | chris | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Congregational, UMC pastor, RC |
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 07:00 pm |
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i know you can choose your parish now, where is that in
church teaching/canon law?
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Pax eT Bonum,
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 09:32 pm |
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Permission to choose one’s parish is not in canon law, since the code of canon law refers everyone to his territorial parish according to his domicile or quasi-domicile. Indications on diocesan and parish websites show that a bishop has jurisdiction over one’s parish membership. One such statement reads as follows:
The current diocesan policy allows Catholics to register in parishes other than their territorial parish if the pastor of the chosen parish is willing to accept the registration. The individual nevertheless retains canonical (legal) membership in the territorial parish.
I have not checked further, but would suggest that the original permission you refer to is probably to be found in a paper emanating from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
As a matter of practice, I have for decades been registered in a parish other than my territorial parish, but I have remained stable once I have chosen a parish, even if my domicile changes. I have always asked permission beforehand, and permission has always been granted.
David
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mrsbmoo
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| Location: | Virginia USA |
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Posted: Tue Feb 20th, 2007 11:24 pm |
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| So how do you know what parish you are territorially assigned to? I live 18 miles from the church I attend and about the same distance from 2 other churches. My own spit spot on the map has no Catholic church at all (although there are about 6 Baptist churches in a 5 mile radius). Is there a map somewhere? I was never told that I was assigned somewhere.
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Becky
Wife of Michael(called Moo) and stay at home mom to 5 daughters between 10 months and 17
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Wed Feb 21st, 2007 12:03 am |
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Parishes do have territorial boundaries, Becky, for jurisdictional purposes. You can check either with the parish or with the chancery office, and they can tell you which is “your” parish on a territorial basis. But since you have already become a member of one, that is your parish.
David
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