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Election of a Vicar Provincial

Art. II
482
constitution
  • Abrogatus ACG 2016 Bologna n. 321
  • Adprobata ACG 2013 Traugurii n. 258
  • Inchoata ACG 2010 Romæ n. 286
Revision History

What has been set out in nn. 477-481 for the election of a regional prior applies also, mutatis mutandis, for the election of a vicar provincial (see n. 389).

483
constitution
  • Abrogatus ACG 2016 Bologna n. 322
  • Adprobata ACG 2013 Traugurii n. 259
  • Inchoata ACG 2010 Romæ n. 287
Revision History

When a vicar provincial is to be appointed by the prior provincial, the brothers, who, in accordance with n. 478, would have active voice in the election, shall first be consulted (see Appendix n. 25).

484
ordination
  • Abrogata ACG 2019 Biên Hòa n. 419
  • Ordinatio abrogata ad interim ACG 2016 Bologna n. 323
Revision History

I. The consultation of the voters shall be done by means of a letter which each of them shall send to the prior provincial, containing three names in order of preference.

II. The prior provincial shall appoint as vicar provincial one of the three who received the greater number of votes, unless he judges it to be more conducive to the Order’s good to appoint another brother.

484
ordination
  • Confirmed ACG 1968 River Forest n.
Revision History
  1. The consultation of the voters shall be done by means of a letter which each of them shall send to the prior provincial, containing three names in order of preference.
  2. The prior provincial shall appoint as vicar provincial one of the three who received the greater number of votes, unless he judges it to be more conducive to the Order’s good to appoint another brother.