388
The officials of a regional vicariate shall be appointed according to the norm of the statutes.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
Ordination
Slug
ordinatio
385
- The regional prior has charge of the vicariate as the vicar of the prior provincial and has, in addition to the faculties granted by the provincial chapter, the right:
- to assign brothers who are in the vicariate, without prejudice to the rights of the prior provincial;
- to confirm a conventual prior as provided for in n. 467 and to appoint superiors of houses as provided for in n. 332, unless the vicariate statute provides otherwise;
- to participate by right of office in the provincial council, unless something different has been laid down in the provincial statute;
- to participate by right of office in a provincial chapter – see 352, § I, 1.
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- The regional prior is elected for four years by the voters assigned to the convents of the vicariate and is confirmed by the prior provincial with the consent of his council;
- when the time for which the regional prior was elected has expired or when for any reason whatsoever he has ceased to hold office, until a successor has been confirmed his office shall be held by the prior who has spent the longest time in the Order in the same vicariate;
- what has been laid down for a conventual prior in n. 302, § I, holds for a regional prior, mutatis mutandis.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
44
- Permission for a long journey should ordinarily be in writing and should state the term, reason, and time; the brother priest should also have a letter of recommendation from his superior.
- The local superior can grant permission to travel within the terms designated by the prior provincial.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
536
The Master, if he is present, or as soon as he arrives, shall make the profession of faith in the presence of the chapter before he performs any act as Master of the Order.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
535
Once the election has been completed and accepted, all the brothers present in the convent shall be summoned and the name of the one elected shall be disclosed.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
534
- The election shall be announced immediately to the one elected; if he is absent, he shall come to the chapter as soon as possible.
- Unless he has grave reasons, the one elected is bound to accept his election. But if he does not accept and the capitulars permit this refusal, they must proceed to a new election as soon as possible.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
532
The election itself shall be conducted in accordance with n. 452 with these exceptions:
- the ballots must be repeated until a brother is elected by an absolute majority of votes;
- before the new Master is elected, the electors may not leave the chapter room – except the tellers, who may go to collect the votes of infirm voters if there are any;
- an official document shall not be drawn up but a faithful report of the whole election with its various ballots shall be recorded in the minutes of the chapter.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
531
- The vicar of the Order shall preside over the election, that is, either the ex-Master of the Order who has just left office or the vicar according to our legislation (see n. 417).
- The secretary of the election shall be the first secretary of the chapter.
- The tellers shall be designated in accordance with n. 448, § IV.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
530
On the day of the election or the day before, the Mass of the Holy Spirit shall be celebrated in every convent of the Order.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated:
529
On the day before the election, the electors, summoned by the president, may have a discussion [tractatus] among themselves about the choice of Master.
Ordination
In fieri:
No
Became in force:
First Promulgated: