CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES: TITLE VIII EXARCHIES AND EXARCHS

 

CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES: TITLE VIII EXARCHIES AND EXARCHS

CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES: TITLE VIII EXARCHIES AND EXARCHS

 

TITLE: VIII

EXARCHIES AND EXARCHS

 

Can.311 - §1. An exarchy is a portion of the people God which, because of special circumstances, is not erected as an eparchy, and which is established within territorial or other kinds of limits and is committed to an exarch.

§2. In the establishment, modification, suppression of an exarchy which is located within the territorial boundaries of a patriarchal Church, can.85, §3 is to be observed. The establishment, modification and suppression of other exarchies belongs to the Apostolic See alone.

Can.312 – The exarch governs the exarchy either in the name of the one who appointed him or in his own name; this must be determined in the establishment or modification of the exarchy.

Can.313 – What is said in the law concerning eparchies or eparchial bishops applies also to exarchs or exarchies, unless otherwise expressly provided or otherwise evident from the nature of the matter.

Can.314 - §1. Within the territorial boundaries of a patriarchal Church the exarch is appointed by the patriarch after consulting the permanent synod, without prejudice to cann.181 – 188 if it concerns an exarch who is to be promoted to episcopal ordination. In other cases, the appointment of the exarch belongs to the Apostolic See alone.

§2. The exarch appointed by the patriarch cannot be removed from office except with the consent of the synod of bishops of the patriarchal Church.

§3. The exarch takes canonical possession of the exarchy committed to him by showing the decree of appointment to him who is governing the exarchy in the interim.

Can.315 - §1. The exarch established outside the territorial boundaries of the patriarchal Church can petition from the patriarch suitable presbyters to undertake the spiritual care of the Christian faithful. The patriarch, insofar as he can do so, should fulfill the petition of the exarch.

§2. Presbyters sent into the exarchy by the patriarchy, whether they are sent temporarily or permanently, are considered attached to the exarchy and must be subject in all things to the authority of the exarch.

Can.316 - §1. From decrees of the exarch who governs the exarchy in the name of the Roman Pontiff or the patriarch, recourse is made respectively to the Apostolic see or the patriarch. From decrees of the exarch who governs an exarchy in his own name, recourse is made according to the ordinary norms of the law.

Can.317 - §1. Exarchs are bound by the obligation of visiting the tombs of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul according to the norm can.208, except exarchs who govern an exarchy entrusted to them in the name of the patriarch.

Can.318 - §1. Exarchs appointed by the patriarch must, every five years, send a written report to the patriarch about the spiritual and temporal state of the exarchy.

§2. An exarch appointed by the Roman Pontiff must present the same report to the Apostolic See every five years and if he belongs to a patriarchal Church, must also send a copy of the report to the patriarch as soon as possible.

Can.319 - §1. Exarchs are bound by the law concerning the eparchial assembly, the eparchial curia, the presbyteral council, the college of eparchial consultors and the pastoral council, equitably adjusted by reason of places and persons in the judgment of the authority who established or modified the exarchy.

§2. If the college of consultors cannot be constituted according to the norm of can 271, §3, the exarch is to constitute of not less than three members, from the more prudent presbyters, chosen from among the members of the presbyteral council insofar as possible and if it exists, whose consent or advice he must seek as often as the law states that the eparchial bishop needs the consent or advice of the college of eparchial consultors in order to act.

Can.320 - §1. When the exarchy is vacant or impeded, the government transfers to the protosyncellus or, when there is none, to the pastor senior by presbyteral ordination.

§2. He who comes into the interim governance of the exarchy must as soon as possible inform the authority whose right it is to appoint the exarch so that he can fill the vacancy. Meanwhile he can use all the powers and faculties, whether ordinary or delegated which the exarch had, unless they were committed to the exarch for his personal qualifications.

Can.321 - §1. During the time he is in office, an exarch who is not an ordained bishop has the privileges and insignia of the first dignity after the episcopal dignity.

§2. Particular law is to be followed in determining whether he retains the privileges and insignia after he has carried out his function.

 

CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES: TITLE VIII EXARCHIES AND EXARCHS