Canonical erection of a house of religious in the Catholic Church
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The conditions for the canonical erection of a house of religious are indicated in canons 608-611 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law.[1]
Necessity of a canonical house for a religious community
A community of
The house in which the community resides is distinct from any farm or holiday home that they may also possess.[3]
Permissions required
It is the superior indicated in the constitutions of the
In 451, the
Conditions
Consideration must be given to the advantage that is to accrue to the Church and the religious institute from establishment of the house and to the requirements for the members to live their religious life properly. A prudent judgment that the sustenance of the community will be provided for is also a condition.[5]
Effects
Once it has obtained the consent of the bishop for the establishment of the house, the religious community has the right
- to lead a life that accords with the character and proper purposes of the institute;
- to exercise in accordance with canon law the works proper to the institute while observing any conditions that the bishop has attached to his granting of consent;
- for clerical institutes to have a church in a place agreed on with the bishop and to perform sacred ministry in accordance with canon law.[6]