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CODE OF CANON LAW BOOK II. THE PEOPLE OF GOD LIBER II. DE POPULO DEI PART II. THE HIERARCHICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH SECTION II. PARTICULAR CHURCHES AND THEIR GROUPINGS TITLE III. THE INTERNAL ORDERING OF PARTICULAR CHURCHES (Cann. 460 - 572) CHAPTER VI. PARISHES, PASTORS, AND PAROCHIAL VICARS Can. 519 The pastor (parochus) is the proper pastor (pastor) of the parish entrusted to him, exercising the pastoral care of the community committed to him under the authority of the diocesan bishop in whose ministry of Christ he has been called to share, so that for that same community he carries out the functions of teaching, sanctifying, and governing, also with the cooperation of other presbyters or deacons and with the assistance of lay members of the Christian faithful, according to the norm of law. Can. 539 When a parish becomes vacant or when a pastor is prevented from exercising his pastoral function in the parish by reason of captivity, exile or banishment, incapacity or ill health, or some other cause, the diocesan bishop is to designate as soon as possible a parochial administrator, that is, a priest who takes the place of the pastor according to the norm of 쳌Ë can. 540. Can. 540 쳌˜1. A parochial administrator is bound by the same duties and possesses the same rights as a pastor unless the diocesan bishop establishes otherwise. 쳌˜2. A parochial administrator is not permitted to do anything which prejudices the rights of the pastor or can harm parochial goods. 쳌˜3. After he has completed his function, a parochial administrator is to render an account to the pastor. Can. 545 쳌˜1. Whenever it is necessary or opportune in order to carry out the pastoral care of a parish fittingly, one or more parochial vicars can be associated with the pastor. As co-workers with the pastor and sharers in his solicitude, they are to offer service in the pastoral ministry by common counsel and effort with the pastor and under his authority. 쳌˜2. A parochial vicar can be assigned either to assist in exercising the entire pastoral ministry for the whole parish, a determined part of the parish, or a certain group of the Christian faithful of the parish, or even to assist in fulfilling a specific ministry in different parishes together. www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM Pastor: A priest assigned by the local bishop to govern and care for a particular parish. Parochial Administrator: A priest assigned by the local bishop to assume the responsibilities of a pastor until a pastor can be found.