Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Decretum Secretarii of 26.05.2010, Prot. N. 43915/10 CA

Petitioner	Rev.dus X
Respondent	Congregatio pro Clericis
Object	Amotionis seu cessationis ab officio parochi
Publication	IE 27 (2015) 634-636; W.L. Daniel, Ministerium Iustitiae II, 135-138
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Translations	angl.: W.L. Daniel, Ministerium Iustitiae II, 135-138; it., IE 27 (2015) 634-636
Content	Reiectio in limine.
Sources  ? Legenda   Canons of the Code 1983 All the canons that are found in the in iure and in the in facto part of the decisions are reported in the sources. The canons that constitute the main object of the decision or on which the decision sets out a principle of interpretation are reported in bold. The canons of the 1983 Code are shown in italics: - if they do not appear in the text of the decision but if the decision deals with them; - if they correspond to canons of the 1917 Code, of which the decision (prior to 1983) deals. Other sources All the sources that are found in the in iure and in the in facto part of the decisions are reported.	CIC cann. 186; 522 LP art. 76 § 1, n. 3
Legal Summary	1. Parochus ad tempus determinatum nominatus, elapso tempore statuto, modo tantum precario in illo officio permanet, adeo ut sufficiat notificatio ex parte Episcopi eum non amplius esse parochum ad eius cessationem ab officio efficiendam (cf. can. 186). 2. Suppressa paroecia, eo ipso officium parochi in ea non amplius exsistit; competens ergo Dicasterium Curiae Romanae recte decrevit recursum adversus amotionem ab officio parochi in casu obiecto carere. 1. A parish priest appointed for a fixed period of time, once the established time has expired, remains in that office only temporarily, so that to make him cease from office it is sufficient for the Bishop to notify him that he is no longer parish priest (cf. can. 186). 2. Once the parish has been suppressed, the office of the parish priest ceases on account of the same; therefore, the competent Dicastery of the Roman Curia rightly established that the recourse against the removal of the parish priest in this case is missing an object.   Italian - German - Spanish - French - Portughese
Comments	J. Canosa, «La rilevanza ecclesiale della certezza del diritto», IE 27 (2015) 646-652 F. Puig, «Stabilità e continuità del titolare dell’ufficio parrocchiale», IE 27 (2015) 653-662