The Right of defence in the administrative process of the removal of a parish priest Part II

Recourse against the decree of removal and resolution of the recourse

Authors

  • Johnson Kovoorputhenpurayil Archdiocese of Tellicherry

Keywords:

informal resolution of administrative conflict, revocation or modification of the decree, provisions for the one removed, right of defence

Abstract

The author, hving dealt with the canonical causes and process of removal of parish priests in the Part I of this article, here addresses various canonical questions related to the right of defense against the removal like, recourse against the decree of removal, possibilities of recourse by the parish community, the hierarchical authority for recourse in different Churches Sui iuris, contentious administrative recourse to the Signatura Apostolica, procedures in the Signatura Apostolica, provisions for the removed parish priest, provisions for the right of defense in the procedure for the removal of parish priests. As a conclusion he proposes certain suggestions for revision to uphold right of defense of the accused in this administrative procedure.

Author Biography

Johnson Kovoorputhenpurayil, Archdiocese of Tellicherry

Johnson Kovoorputhenpurayil, ordained priest on December 30, 1998 for the Archdiocese of Tellicherry, served as parish priest in different parishes from 1999 to 2005 before pursuing higher studies. After completing his licentiate in Oriental Canon Law at DVK, Bangalore in 2008, he was first appointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar (May - October 2008). In November of the same year, Fr. Johnson was named Judicial Vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry. After magnificent service as Judicial Vicar, in 2012 he joined the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome to pursue his doctoral research, which he completed in 2016. He has been again newly appointed as the judicial vicar of the eparchy and took charge of the office in September 2016.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2016): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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