The Role of Diocesan Finance Officer

A Comparative Study of the Eastern and Latin Codes

Authors

  • Mathew John Puthenparambil

Keywords:

Finance Council, Administration of Temporal Goods, Decentralization, Expertise, Transparency, Office, Juridic Person

Abstract

The author makes a detailed study of the office of the diocesan finance officer. It is a comparative study of the Latin and the Eastern Codes. He covers all aspects of the office such as the obligation of the appointing a finance officer, the manner of appointment, qualifications, duration of the office, method of removal from the office, responsibilities of the finance officer etc. The differences found in CCEO and CIC, in this regard, are enumerated in the article. The author also deals with the advantages of appointing a lay person as the diocesan finance officer.

Author Biography

Mathew John Puthenparambil

Mathew John Puthenparambil was born at Rajapuram, Kerala in 1970. He was ordained priest for the diocese of Bijnor in 1998. He holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology from H.N Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand. He has obtained a doctorate in Canon Law from the Urban University, Rome in 2013. Presently he serves the diocese as Chancellor, Programme Coordinator of the Pastoral Centre and a Member of the College of Consultors. He teaches both Eastern and Latin Canon Law in a few seminaries and has authored articles for various journals.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

Articles