Rector

Rector or Pastor

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Rector or Pastor (1): A rector or pastor is a clergyman who has charge of a parish.56

Curate, Induction, Rector

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Curate, Induction, Rector (1): The jus patronatus of the Spanish law has been abrogated in Louisiana. The wardens of the church can not compel a bishop to institute a curate of their appointment, nor is he in any sense subordinate in his clerical functions to the wardens of any church within his diocese.176 In the absence of a positive rule of the ecclesiastical body, no ceremony of induction is necessary for the rector of a parish.177 A clergyman appointed “permanently” to a rectorship holds it for an indefinite period during the pleasure of the contracting parties, and either of the contracting parties may give the other notice of termination, and with the concurrence of the higher ecclesiastical authority of the diocese, a change may be made.178 It is doubtful, however, whether in most States a permanent appointment would not be construed as a contract for life, determinable only for good cause.179

Resources

Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

See Also

• Religion
• Church

Resources

Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

See Also

• Religion
• Church