Canon 1277 - Ordinary and
Extraordinary Administration
by Diocesan Bishop

The diocesan bishop must hear the finance council and the college of consultors in order to perform the more important acts of administration in light of the economic situation of the diocese; he needs the consent of this council and that of the college of consultors in order to perform acts of extraordinary administration besides cases specifically mentioned in universal law or in the charter of a foundation. It is for the conference of bishops to define what is meant by acts of extraordinary administration.

Complementary Norm: In accord with the norms of canon 1277, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops determines that the following are to be considered acts of extraordinary administration and therefore subject to the limits of canons that regulate such acts.

1. To alienate (in the strict sense, convey or transfer ownership) goods of the stable patrimony when the value exceeds the minimum limit (c. 1292§1).
   
   
2. To alienate goods donated to the Church through a vow, or to alienate goods that are especially valuable due to their artistic or historical value regardless of the appraised value (c. 1292§2).
   
   
3. To incur indebtedness (without corresponding increase in the assets of the diocese) that exceeds the minimum limit (c. 1295).
   
   
4. To encumber stable patrimony the value of which exceeds the minimum limit (c. 1295).
   
   
5. To lease church property when the annual lease income exceeds the minimum limit (c. 1297).
   
   
6. To lease church property when the value of the leased property exceeds the minimum and the lease is for more than nine (9) years (c. 1297).

Approved: General Meeting, November 1985

Promulgated: Memorandum to All Bishops, June 27, 1986