Each parish is its own corporation with the bishop as President and the pastor/parochial administrator as Vice-President, and therefore is required by law to have a Corporate Board.
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When a parish is "vacant," meaning that the pastor has retired, been transferred to another assignment, or is incapable of exercising his duties as a pastor, the bishop must appoint as soon as possible a parochial administrator. In general, an administrator has the same duties and scope of authority as a pastor; however, these may be limited by the bishop. The bishop in time may decide to appoint the administrator as the pastor.
A pastor is "the proper shepherd" of a parish. (The word pastor in Latin means "shepherd.")
Both pastors and a parochial administrators are to exercise their authority as an extension of the bishop and in the example of Christ, the Good Shepherd, must care for the souls of the faithful entrusted to them. Each must fulfill his duties to teach, to sanctify and to govern the faithful with the cooperation of assistant/associate/sacramental priests, deacons, religious and laity of the parish.
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Parish Life Coordinators and Parish Directors are qualified deacons, religious, or lay persons entrusted with a participation inthe exercise of the pastoral care of a parish where there is no resident pastor.
Supervising Pastor is the priest supervisor of a Parish Life Coordinator or Parish Director who is the canonical pastor ultimately responsible for the pastoral care of the parish assigned to the Parish Life Coordinator or Parish Director.
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