Code of Canon Law 1749

1749 If the pastor does not intend to submit to the counsel and persuasions of the bishop, he is to explain the reasons in writing.


1750 Notwithstanding the reasons alleged, if the bishop decides not to withdraw from his proposal, he is to consider the reasons which favor or oppose the transfer with two pastors selected according to the norm of CIC 1742, §1. If he then decides to implement the transfer, however, he is to repeat the paternal exhortations to the pastor.


1751 §1. When this has been done, if the pastor still refuses and the bishop thinks that the transfer must be made, he is to issue a decree of transfer, establishing that the parish will be vacant after the lapse of a set time.

§2. If this period of time has passed without action, he is to declare the parish vacant.


1752 In cases of transfer the prescripts of CIC 1747 are to be applied, canonical equity is to be observed, and the salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church, is to be kept before one’s eyes.







Code of Canon Law 1749