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- For the union or fusion of several entities the following are required:
- A consultative vote with respect to the mutual negotiations to be worked out about the union;
- To the extent that the joinings require permit, consultation of the brethren of the entities which are involved, to be conducted in a way worked out by the Master General;
- the decision of the Master of the Order with his council; the first superior of the new entity is appointed by the Master of the Order.
- If it seems necessary, a special statute of provisions can be promulgated by the Master of the Order.
- If a province is to be divided, the procedures to be followed shall be worked out by the provincial council and approved by the Master of the Order with his council.
Ordination
- For the union or fusion of several entities the following are required:
- A consultative vote with respect to the mutual negotiations to be worked out about the union;
- To the extent that the joinings require, consultation of the brethren of the entities which are involved, to be conducted in a way worked out by the Master General;
- the decision of the Master of the Order with his council; the first superior of the new entity is appointed by the Master of the Order.
- If it seems necessary, a special statute of provisions can be promulgated by the Master of the Order.
- If a province is to be divided, the procedures to be followed shall be worked out by the provincial council and approved by the Master of the Order with his council.
Ordination
- For the union or fusion of two several entities (provinces, vice-provinces or vicariates) the following are required:
- the vote of the council of each entity A consultative vote with respect to the mutual negotiations to be worked out about the union;
- To the extent that the joinings require, consultation of the brethren and the chapters of all the convents and houses in the same entities of the entities which are involved, to be conducted in a way worked out by the Master General in the individual entities;
3. a special statute, approved by the Master of the Order, providing for a meeting for the chapter of each entity, enabling the entities to vote whether the union is to be proposed to the Master of the Order; and providing also for the first assembly ad instar capituli of the new entity;
4. the decision of the Master of the Order with his council; the first superior of the new entity is appointed by the Master of the Order.
- If it seems necessary, a special statute of provisions can be promulgated by the Master of the Order.
The union of two entities and the union or fusion of several entities should be done in the way described in § I, making the appropriate changes. - If a province is to be divided, the procedures to be followed shall be worked out by the provincial council and approved by the Master of the Order with his council.
(B, n. 254)
Ordination
- For the union of two entities (provinces, vice-provinces or vicariates) the following are required:
- the vote of the council of each entity with respect to the mutual negotiations to be worked out about the union;
- consultation of the brethren and the chapters of all the convents and houses in the same entities, to be conducted in a way worked out in the individual entities;
- a special statute, approved by the Master of the Order, providing for a meeting for the chapter of each entity, enabling the entities to vote whether the union is to be proposed to the Master of the Order; and providing also for the first assembly ad instar capituli of the new entity;
- the decision of the Master of the Order with his council; the first superior of the new entity is appointed by the Master of the Order.
- The union of two entities and the union or fusion of several entities should be done in the way described in § I, making the appropriate changes.
- If a province is to be divided, the procedures to be followed shall be worked out by the provincial council and approved by the Master of the Order with his council. (B, n. 254)
Ordination