Diocesan Policy Book
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- Faculties
- Sacraments of Initiation
- Faculties: Confirmation
- Faculties: Holy Eucharist
- Faculties: Holy Week
- Faculties: Matrimony, Death & Burial, Inter-Diocesan
- Other Faculties
- Faculties: Inter-Diocesan
- Consultative Bodies
- Priests/Seminarians
- Lay Employees
- Financial Matters
- Miscellaneous Matters
- Corporate Board Paperwork
- Special Events Coverage Application
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Sacraments of InitiationBaptism - In General | Page 5
Adult Initiation | Page 5-7
Baptism of Children of Catechetical Age | Page 7
Infant Baptism | Page 7-8
Catechumens and Candidates | Page 9-10
Particular Law Concerning Delay of Baptism | Page 11
Recording Baptism | Pages 13-13a2
Recording Information About Those Received Into Full Communion | Pages 14-15
Changing Baptismal Records | Pages 16-17
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Faculties: ConfirmationConfirmation | Page 18
Special Collections Schedule 2025-2026 | 179a
Confirmation: Historical and Theological Orientation | Pages 19-20
Confirmation: Essential Roles | Pages 21-22
Confirmation: Process for Preparation | Pages 23-23b
Letter of Request for Confirmation | Page 23c
Celebration of Confirmation | Pages 24-28
Post Confirmation Period | Page 29
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Faculties: Holy Eucharist
General Norms on Reception of Eucharist | Pages 32-33
Low Gluten Hosts and Mustum Policy | Page 33a-d
Guidelines for First Eucharist | Pages 34-35
Excerpts from Immensae Caritatis | Pages 36-37
Procedure for Commissioning Special Ministers | Pages 38-28a
Issues Concern Extraordinary Ministers | Page 38b
Multiplication of Masses | Page 39
Sacramental Hospitality | Page 40
Celebrating Eucharist in a Protestant Church | Page 41
Policy on Mass Stipends | Page 42
Liturgical Issues: Vestures, Vessels, Non-liturgical Symbols | Pages 43-44
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Faculties: Matrimony, Death & Burial, Inter-DiocesanMarriage Preparation | Page 55
Marriage Banns | Pages 55d-e
Receiver of Marriage Vows | Page 56
Place of Marriage | Page 57
Mixed Marriages Within Mass Page 58
Common Reasons for Requesting Dispensation | Pages 59-60
On the Cautio Attached to An Annulment | Page 61
Recording Marriages | Page 62
Feast Days and Days of Penance | Page 63
Regulations for Lenten Fast and Abstinence | Page 64
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Consultative BodiesVarious Consultative Bodies; Priest Council; Constitution | Pages 78-82
Diocesan and Religious Priest Groups | Page 83
College of Consultors | Pages 84-85
Personnel Board | 86-88
Form for Parish Visitation by the Dean | Pages 89-95
Deanery Map | Page 95a
Diocesan Pastoral Council | Pages 96-100
Diocesan Finance Council | Pages 101-105
Constitution and By-Laws | Pages 106-108
Diocesan Commission | Pages 112-113
Building and Planning Commission | Page 114
Building Checklist | Pages 115-118
Loan Approval Worksheet | Pages 119-120
Notes on Repair and Improvement | Page 121
Justice and Peace Commission | Pages 124-126
Rural Life Commission | Pages 127-130
Family Life Commission | Pages 131-132
Liturgical Commission | Pages 133-135
Respect Life Commission | Pages 136-138
Ecumenical Commission | Pages 139-141
On Women Commission | Pages 142-144a
Diocesan Norms for Parish Consultative Councils | Page 145
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PRIESTs/Seminarians
Program for Newly Ordained Priests | Page 146
Priest Remuneration FY 2025 | Page 147-147b
Diocesan Policy on Priest Retreat | Page 147c
Benefits Program for Priests | Page 148
Priests Retirement Plan | Page 149
Retirement Allowance for Priests | Page 149aPriest Retirement Age | Page 150
Priests Sabbatical Plan | Page 152
Sabbatical Application | Page 152a
CEU Policy and Procedure | Page 152CEU Form | Pages 152c-d
Compensation for Substitute Priest | Page 153
Policy on Nursing Home Care for Priests | Page 154
Policy on Chemical Dependency | Page 155
Policy and Procedure for Dealing with Complaints | Pages 156-157
Policy of Intervention and Treatment of Priest Accused of Sexual
Abuse | Page 158
Placement of Seminarians in the Diocese | Page 160
Financial Assistance to Seminarians | Pages 161-163a Priests Pastoral
Review | Pages 163b-d
Priests as Dual-Status Taxpayers | Page 163e