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Utrum Administrator dioecesanus, qui, sede vacante, dioecesim gubernet, officium habeat et ius sacramentum confirmationis conferendi fidelibus illius dioecesis, necnon ipsam facultatem determinatiis presbyteris concedendi.

℟. Cum christifidelibus ius officiumque sit, ut adiumentum ex sacramento confirmationis accipiant (cf. cann. 213; 843 § 1; 890), et Episcopus dioecesanus obligatione teneatur curandi, ut petentibus conferatur (cf. can. 885 §§ 1 et 2), sequitur ut Administrator dioecesanus, cui aequum officium est ac Episcopo dioecesano (cf can. 427 § 1), ipso iure facultatem habeat sacramentum confirmationis conferendi.

Si necessitas id requirat, potest etiam Administrator dioecesanus facultatem concedere determinatis presbyteris, ut hoc sacramentum administrent (cf. cann. 427 § 1; 884 § 1; 885 §§ 1 et 2).

Administrator dioecesanus, facultate confirmationem valide ministrandi gaudet tantummodo in territorio dioecesis suae curae pastorali commisso.

Whether a diocesan Administrator who governs a diocese when the see is vacant has the duty and right to confer the sacrament of confirmation on the faithful of that diocese and also of granting this faculty to certain presbyters.

℟. Since it is a right and duty of the Christian faithful to receive assistance from the sacrament of confirmation (cf. cann. 213; 843 § 1; 890) and the diocesan Bishop is bound by the obligation of taking care that it is conferred on those who ask for it (cf. can. 885 §§ 1 et 2), it follos that a diocesan Administrator, who has a duty equal to the diocesan Bishop (cf can. 427 § 1), has by the law itself the faculty to confer the sacrament of confirmation.

If necessity requires it, a diocesan Administrator may also grant certain presbyters the faculty to administer this sacrament (cf. cann. 427 § 1; 884 § 1; 885 §§ 1 et 2).

A diocesan Administrator enjoys the faculty of administering confirmation validly only in the territory of the diocese entrusted to his pastoral care.

Notitiae 35 (1999): 160confirmation, diocesan administratorPDF of Notitiae 35 (1999): 160