A Topic of Moral Theology
Residence of the parish priest
How long he may be absent; curates.
The works themselves ask 15 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Pastor · Residence · Parish Priest · Absent person · Habitation · House · Missionaries · Parish priests · Parochial · Presbytery · Priest · Sick · Vacation
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. II, Chapter IX. Duties of Parish Priests, n. 2 — In order that a parish priest may be able to fulfil his duties and be ready to help his parishioners in their spiritual needs, he should reside in the presbytery near the church. The parish priest is allowed to be absent… Read in context →
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Particular States, n. 228, 232 — Residence of Pastors. “Pastors cannot be absent from residence beyond three or four days, even within the conciliar months, unless in a case of necessity and with the permission of the Ordinary, whose conscience is burdened concerning this ma… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, VI. On Pastors, nn. 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 & 233 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. X, Pt. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Obligations of Parish Priests, n. 597 — As Regards Residence. §1. The parish priest is held by the obligation of residing in the parish house near his church; nevertheless the local Ordinary can for a just cause permit him to dwell elsewhere, provided that the… Read in context →
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. III, Chapter III — On the residence of pastors, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Clerics, Case 8. Duty of Residence, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Clerics, Case 10. A Negligent Parish Priest, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Duties of Parish Priests — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)