Chapter — 1917 Code of Canon Law
Chapter I: Of the Constitution or Erection of Benefices
Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.
§ 1. The Apostolic See alone erects consistorial benefices.
§ 2. Besides the Roman Pontiff, Ordinaries, each in his own territory, can erect non-consistorial benefices, with the prescription of can. 394, Sec. 2 preserved.
§ 3. However, Vicars General cannot erect benefices except by a peculiar mandate.
§ 4. A Cardinal also can erect non-curate benefices in his own title or diaconia, unless the church belongs to an exempt clerical religion.
§ 1. Beneficia consistorialia una Sedes Apostolica erigit.
§ 2. Praeter Romanum Pontificem, Ordinarii in suo quisque territorio beneficia non consistorialia erigere possunt, salvo praescripto can. 394, § 2.
§ 3. Attamen Vicarii Generales nequeunt beneficia erigere nisi ex peculiari mandato.
§ 4. Etiam Cardinalis in proprio titulo vel diaconia potest beneficia non curata erigere, nisi ecclesia sit religionis clericalis exemptae.
§ 1. Benefices are not to be erected unless it is established that they have a stable and congruent endowment, from which revenues are perpetually received according to the norm of can. 1410.
§ 2. If the endowment is constituted in counted money, the Ordinary, after the diocesan Council of administration of which in can. 1520 has been heard, must take care that it is placed as soon as possible in safe and fruitful funds or securities.
§ 3. Nevertheless it is not prohibited, where a congruent endowment cannot be constituted, to erect parishes or quasi-parishes, if he prudently foresees that the necessary things will not be lacking from elsewhere.
§ 1. Beneficia ne erigantur, nisi corstet ea stabilem et congruam dotem habere, ex qua reditus perpetuo percipiantur ad normam can. 1410.
§ 2. Si dos in numerata pecunia constituatur, Ordinarius, audito dioecesano administrationis Consilio de quo in can. 1520, curare debet ut quamprimum collocetur in tutis et frugiferis fundis vel nominibus.
§ 3. Non prohibetur tamen, ubi congrua dos constitui nequeat, paroecias aut quasi-paroecias erigere, si prudenter praevideat ea quae necessaria sunt aliunde non defutura.
Before the erection of a benefice, those whose interest it is, if there are any, are to be called and heard.
Ante erectionem beneficii vocentur et audiantur, si qui sint, ii quorum interest.
§ 1. At the threshold of the foundation, the founder can, with the consent of the Ordinary, add conditions contrary even to common law, provided that they are honorable and do not conflict with the nature of the benefice.
§ 2. Conditions once admitted cannot validly be suppressed or changed by the local Ordinary, unless there is question of changes favorable to the Church and the consent of the founder himself accedes, or, if there is question of the right of patronage, of the patron.
§ 1. In limine fundationis fundator potest, de consensu Ordinarii, conditiones etiam iuri communi contrarias apponere, dummodo sint honestae et naturae beneficii ne repugnent.
§ 2. Conditiones semel admissae supprimi aut immutari ab Ordinario loci valide nequeunt, nisi agatur de mutationibus Ecclesiae favorabilibus et accedat consensus ipsius fundatoris, vel, si agatur de iure patronatus, patroni.
The erection of benefices is to be made by a legitimate instrument, in which the place where the benefice is erected is defined, and the endowment of the benefice and the rights and burdens of the beneficiary are described.
Erectio beneficiorum fiat per legitimum instrumentum, in quo definiatur locus ubi beneficium erectum est, et describantur dos beneficii ac iura et onera beneficiarii.