Catholic Lingo II

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Catholic Lingo part II

Understanding All things Catholic

Mr. Pablo Cuadra

Religion Class


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Who is a DRE? In the United States a DRE is a

director of religious education.

A Director for religious educationdirects and coordinatescatechetical and faith formation forthe parish according to directives

set forth by the diocesan programfor religious education of thediocese.

Directors for religious educationcan be either lay or religious

persons. The DRE ministers underthe supervision of the parishspastor .

A DRE must have completed eitherdegree in theology or a certification

program in religious education setforth by the diocese.


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What is a Rectory? A rectory is the name given to the

residence of the priests.

Depending on the size of thediocese some rectories areinhabited by more than one priest.

Rectories are usually located nextto the Church building and itsoffices.

In some instances the Rectory and

the Church are not in the samegeographical location.

Sometimes the rectory has a dualfunction as residence for the clergyand Churchs office. This practice,

however, is highly discouraged.


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What is CCD? The abbreviation CCD stands for

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.

CCD is a program of religiouseducation geared toward Catholicyouth attending secular institutions oflearning.

CCD is an important aspect of theparish catechetical mission and theChurchs duty to evangelize.

Through this program of catechesis,Catholic youth are instructed in the

faith and prepared for the reception ofthe sacraments.

Generally, parishes have periods ofenrollments for all the youth of theparish. Classes for CCD take placeduring the week. Contact your local

parish for specific information andschedules.


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What is Catechesis? Catechesis is a word that comes

from the Greek word forinstruction.

Catechesis involves: initiation,instruction and formation in thefaith.

Catechists are those who instructin the faith. Catechists can be laity,religious or the clergy of the parish.

Dioceses in the United States offerprograms of catecheticalcertification in catecheticalinstruction for any lay personinterested in participating inreligious instruction. Contact yourlocal parish or diocese for more

information.


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What is a parish? The word parish is derived

from Greek word fordistrict.

In ecclesiastical usage theword parish refers to theterritorial subdivision of adiocese or the faithful

attending the church of thatparticular subdivision.

All parishes have boundariesor limits that delineate theterritory served by the clergy of

each parish.

The faithful living within theboundaries of a parish areencouraged to attend andsupport their respective local

parishes.


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Who are the clergy? Clergy is a technical word used to

describe the ordain ministersfunctioning and serving in aparticular parish, catholicinstitution, or Catholic ministry.

Most parishes are served by apastor, a vicar or associatepastor and a permanentdeacon.

The clergy of the parish have

been entrusted with thecelebration of the sacraments ,liturgy and the supervision of thedifferent parish ministries andcharities.


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What are stipends and stole fees? Stipends and stole fees are monetary

remuneration given to the clergy of theparish in lieu of their services to the

community of faith.

These stipends tend to compliment the

salary received by the clergy of a particular

diocese. Priests do not charge for thesacraments that is forbidden by Church law

and is considered simony.

Each diocese in the U.S. has specific

guidelines regarding the use of funds for

stipends, stole fees and salaries.

The average stipend varies from diocese to

diocese. To find out information about the

stipends or salaries priests receive in a

particular diocese contact the pastoral

centerof that particular diocese.


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What is a pastoral center? A pastoral center is the headquarterof

a particular diocese or Archdiocese.

A pastoral center accommodates thecentral offices of a diocese necessaryfor the administration and operation ofa diocese.

Most departments in pastoral centersare structured into administrative andministerial offices, such as: the officeof the Bishop or Archbishop, chancery,religious education, charities,

education, communication amongothers.

Pastoral centers are a great source ofinformation regarding the localchurchs mission in a diocese or

archdiocese.


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How to find and contact the

pastoral center in your diocese? There are several ways:

You can get the pastoral centerphone number from your localparish or priest.

From the yellow pages ordirectory assistance.

From the U.S bishops officialwebsite. This website provides

an alphabetical listing of all thedioceses, eparchies, in theUnited States. The link to thiswebsite is:

http://www.usccb.org/


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Did you know? Pastoral centers provide

information about the manyresources and charitiesavailable to Catholics living in aparticular diocese, eparchy, orArchdiocese.

Pastoral Centers also handle:donations, questions inmatters of faith, concerns,complaints, and allegationsregarding the clergy andparish life of a particulardiocese.

All Catholics are encouragedto contact their Pastoral centerfor information andassistance.


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Who is a Chancellor?

In ecclesiastical language the Chancellor is adiocesan official, his is the principal notary of thecuria (officials of a diocese). This position ismandated by Canon law numbers 482-491

The principal role of a Chancellor is to properly

keep, catalog, document and safeguard all theofficial documents of the local church or diocesecontained in the diocesan archive.

Only the bishop and chancellor have the key toaccess this archive, and only the bishop has accessto the secret archive where only very important ,

confidential documents that need to be kept secretare to be kept.

This diocesan position can he held by a lay personor an ordain minister like a priest or deacon.


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What is the diocesan Curia?

The curia are the people or

institutions that help the

ordinary (bishop) with the

administration of the local

Church or diocese in hertemporal and spiritual facets.

Some important posts in the

local curia are: Vicar general,Chancellor, Moderator of the

curia, and Judicial vicaramong

others.


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Who is the moderator of the Curia? The moderator of the curia is the Vicar

General. The Vicar General (VG) is thehighest diocesan official, he is themoderator of the curia entrusted withassisting the bishop with the administrativeaspects of the diocese.

The VG also ensures that the clergy fulfillthe duties entrusted to them by their clericalstate. The duties of this office vary fromdiocese to diocese. Some of the duties ofthis office are:

Articles and by-laws for diocesan and parishcorporations

Chancery building maintenance Civil law concerns Complaints

Diocesan and parish corporate business Diocesan spokesman for the media Hiring/firing of parish and diocesan

employees Implementation of the Bishops' Charter for

the Protection of Children and YoungPeople

Parish building projects

Parish/diocesan personnel policies

Parish management problems Parish personnel problems Property/liability insurance Real estate sales and purchases Secretary/Treasurer for the diocesan

corporation Supervision of diocesan staff Chairman of the Diocesan Insurance

Committee Ex officio member of the Diocesan Pastoral

Council Ex officio member of the Diocesan Finance

Council

(source: diocese of Superior)

Note: Some dioceses may have more thanone vicar general in that case one of them isappointed to hold this position by thebishop.

If an auxiliary bishop is appointed Vicargeneral he is called Episcopal vicar.


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What is a parochial school?

In the United States,parochiaschools are Catholic schoolsassociated with a parishChurch. These schools areusually elementary or middle

schools.

These parochial schools arerun and administrated by theparish in which they arelocated.

Parochial schools located inthe inner city sometimesreceive a subsidy of thediocese.


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