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Any alteration to a parish requires preparation and adherence to Canon Law. This guide walks you step by step through each process and the corresponding Canonical requirements.
A modification involves altering a parish in one of four ways, each of which requires just cause. Learn the types of modification and the steps you need to take when uniting or dividing a parish.
Closure involves relegating a church to profane (but not sordid) use. A church closure must be navigated carefully, with full knowledge of the requirements.
Alienation involves selling parish property. It’s important to understand all the necessary paperwork, legal documentation, and other stipulations.
I am convinced that Beacons of Light, born of great hope, will enable us to form stronger parishes, centered on the Eucharist, that radiate the love of Christ and joy of the Gospel… God has abundantly blessed our first two centuries and will certainly bless the next.
