BOOK II THE PEOPLE OF GOD PART I CHURCH PERSONNEL TITLE III SACRED MINISTERS OR CLERICS CHAPTER I PRIESTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 100 THE DIOCESAN PRIESTS PERSONNEL SYSTEM... [100] 101 Name...1 102 Purposes...1 102.1. Commission on Mission and Life of Diocesan Priests...1 102.2. Parish Staffing Team...2 102.3. Priests Placement Board...2 103 Structure and Operation...2 103.1. Commission on Mission and Life of Diocesan Priests...2 103.2. Parish Staffing Team...2 103.3. Priests Placement Board...3 200 PLACEMENT OF DIOCESAN PRIESTS... [200] 201 Name of the Priests' Placement Board...1 202 Placement of Associate Pastors In Parishes...1 202.1. Open Listing of New Positions...1 202.1.1. Existence of an Opening...1 202.1.2. Consultation Mandate...2 202.1.3. Prioritized Open Listing...2 202.2. Application and Placement Process...3 202.3. Letter of Agreement...4
202.4. Tenure...4 202.5. Mid-Year Request for Associate Transfer...5 203 Placement of the Newly Ordained In Parishes...5 203.1. Conference with Deacons...5 203.2. Selection of Parishes for Placement of the Newly Ordained...6 203.2.1. Identification of Parishes...6 203.2.2. Meeting with Parishes...6 203.2.3. Finalized List of Parishes...6 203.3. Placement Process...7 203.4. Final recommendations and Approval by the Archbishop...7 204 Review Procedure For the Newly Ordained...8 204.1. First Year Review...8 204.2. Second Year Review...8 204.3. Leaving an Assignment Without Prejudice...9 205 Placement of Diocesan Priests in Agencies...9 205.5. Application...10 205.6. Appointment...10 206 Residential Placement of Priests in Non-Parochial Assignments...11 206.1. Placement Process...11 206.2. Tenure...11 207 Placement Board Review Processes...11 208 Placement of Candidates for Licentiate in Systemic Theology...12 208.1. Assignment Process...12 208.2. One Year of Study...12 208.3. Completion of Studies...12 208.4. Possibility of Remaining...12 208.5. Participation in Newly Ordained Program...12 209 Urban Apostolate...13 300 APPOINTMENT OF PASTORS... [300]
301 Open Listing of Pastorates...1 301.1. Existence of an Opening...1 301.2. Consultation Mandate...2 302 Placement of Pastors...3 302.1. Application...3 302.2. Placement Process...4 302.3. Appointment by the Archbishop...7 302.4. Six Year Term...7 303 Renewal of Six Year Term...8 304 Completion of Second Term...8 305 Appointment of Pastor After Completion of Second Term...9 400 PRIESTS' RESIDENCE...[400] 401 Ordinary Arrangement...1 402 Exception for Serious Reasons...1 403 Remuneration...2 404 Non-Ecclesiastical Residence...2 405 Policy Review...2 500 PRIESTLY DEVELOPMENT... [500] 501 Spiritual Development...1 502 Fraternal Support...1 503 Professional Development...1 503.1. Resources...1 503.2. Time...2 503.3. Allowance...2 503.4. Accountability...2
503.5. Annual Review...3 504 Pastor and Associate Pastor Relationship...3 505 Sabbatical Program...3 506 Health Program for Priests...4 A. Physical Health....4 B. Spiritual Direction...5 C. Behavioral Health Program...5 600 SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR DIOCESAN PRIESTS... [600] 601 Annual Salary Schedule...1 601.1. Base Salary...1 601.2. Seniority Increment...1 601.3. Stipends and Stole Fees...1 601.4. Additional Remuneration...1 601.5. Resident Priests...1 601.6. Meal Allowance...1 602 Benefit Schedule...2 602.1. Health Insurance...2 602.2. Life Insurance...2 602.3. Dental Insurance (optional)...2 602.4. Auto Insurance...2 602.5. Pension Plan...2 602.6. Tax Sheltered Annuity...2 602.7. Holidays...2 602.8. Vacation...2 602.9. Ministerial Expenses Account...2 602.10. Retreat...2 602.11. Professional Liability...2 602.12. PRMAA and Priests Not Serving in a Parish...3 603 Compensation for Diocesan Supply Priests...3 603.1. Weekday Mass Assistance...3 603.2. Sunday and Holy Day Assistance...3 603.3. Confessional Assistance...3 603.4. Missions/Talks/Retreats...3 603.5. Additional Assignments...3
603.6. Part-Time Agency Positions...3 700 UNIFIED PRIEST PERSONNEL RECORD KEEPING POLICIES... [700] 701 File Maintenance...2 702 Access to Files of Candidates for Ministry Training and Archdiocesan Priests...3 703 Files of Deceased Priests...3 800 REVIEW OF PRIESTLY MINISTRY...[800] 801 Review of Ministry for All Priests...1 802 Review of Pastor s First Term...2 803 Review of Pastor s Second Term...2 900 REVIEW OF PRIESTS AND THEIR PERSONNEL RECORDS PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT, RE-ASSIGNMENT, OR NOMINATION... [900] 1000 ALCOHOLISM AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY... [1000] 1001 Committee On Alcoholism And Chemical Dependency...2 1001.1. Committee Involvement...2 1001.2. Confidentiality...2 1002 Identification, Intervention And Assessment...3 1002.1. Evaluation...3 1003 Treatment Determination...4 1003.1. Treatment Determination...4 1004 Post Treatment Care...5 1004.1. Continued Recovery Process...5 1005 Contact With Appropriate Persons And Agencies...5
1005.1. Parish or Agency Contact...5 1005.2. Committee Representative...5 1005.3. Salary Maintained...6 1006 Family And Staff And/Or Other Significant Persons...6 1006.1. Case Manager Involvement...6 1100 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINORS: POLICIES FOR EDUCATION, PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINATION OF FITNESS FOR MINISTRY... [1100] 1101 General Provisions...2 1101.1. Establishment of Policy...2 1101.2. Funding, Staff and Facilities...3 1101.3. Education of Clerics...3 1101.4. Review and Amendment...3 1102 Assistance To Those Affected...4 1102.1. Assistance to Those Affected...4 1102.2. Assistance to Alleged Victim/Survivor...4 1102.3. Assistance to Community...5 1102.4. Assistance to Clergy...5 1103 Screening Formation, Education & Assignment To Ministry...6 1103.1. Screening and Education of Clerics and Seminarians...6 1103.2. Assignment and Transfer of Clergy outside their Jurisdiction...7 1103.2.1. Priest and Deacons of the Archdiocese of Chicago...7 1103.2.2. Religious Communities and Clergy of Other Dioceses...8 1103.3. Relationship with Religious Communities...8 1103.4. Extern Priests...10 1103.5. Deacons...11 1103.5.1. Vicar for Deacons...11 1103.5.2. Archdiocesan Deacons...11 1103.5.3. Extern Deacons...11 1103.6. Assignment Review for Priests...12
1104 Review Process...12 1104.1. Establishment of Process...13 1104.2. Reporting Requirements, Compliance and Cooperation...13 1104.3. Protection of Rights and Unfounded Allegations...15 1104.4. Professional Responsibility Review Board...16 1104.4.1. Membership...16 1104.4.2. Term...17 1104.4.3. Officers...17 1104.4.4. Relationship with Archbishop...17 1104.4.5. Quorum and Majority for Doing Business...18 1104.4.6. Meetings...18 1104.4.7. Duties...21 1104.5. Director of the Office for Child Abuse Investigations & Review22 1104.5.1. Qualifications...22 1104.5.2. Appointment and Conditions of Employment...22 1104.5.3. Duties...23 1104.6. Receipt of Information...24 1104.7. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information...24 1104.8. Immediate Inquiry and Actions...25 1104.9. Initial Review...27 1104.9.1. Questions for Review...27 1104.9.2. Recommendations...28 1104.9.3. Preliminary Investigation...28 1104.10. Review for Cause...29 1104.10.1. Questions for Review...29 1104.10.2. Recommendations...29 1104.11. Withdrawal from Ministry...30 1104.12. Supplementary Review...30 1104.12.1. Questions for Supplementary Review...30 1104.12.2. Requesting the Supplementary Review...31 1104.12.4. Determinations and Recommendations...31 1104.11. Appellate Review...25 1105 Canonical Resolutions and Conclusion...32 1105.1. Permanent Removal from Ministry...32 1105.2. Laicization...33 1105.3. Life of Prayer and Penance...33 1106 Personnel Records...35 1106.1. Status of Files, Information and Records...35 1200 IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES... [1200]
1201 Seminarians...1 1201.1. St. Joseph, Archbishop Quigley and Casa Jesus...1 1201.2. Mundelein Seminary...1 1201.3. Immigration Status Required for Ordination...1 1202 Priests...2 1202.1. Incardinated Priests...2 1202.2. Extern Priests...2 1202.3. Religious Priests...2 1300 RETIRED PRIESTS... [1300] 1301 General Policies for Retirees...1 1301.1. Pensions and Housing...1 1301.2. Estate and Planning...1 1301.3. Professional Allowance...1 1302 Retiring Pastor Deciding to Live in the Rectory of the Parish from which He Retires...2 1302.1. Residence...2 1303 The Retiring Pastor Living in a Parish Rectory other than the one from which He Retired...3 1303.1. Residence...3 1304 Retiring Non-Pastors...3 1304.1. Residence...3 1305 Compensation for Retired Priests Serving as Parochial Administrators...4 1306 Vicar for Senior Priests 1306.1. Ministerial Services...4 1306.2. Medicare...5 1307 Sabbaticals...5
1400 PARTICIPATION OF PRIESTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY... [1400] 1401 Participation Requirements...1 1402 Self-Employment Tax...1 1500 EXTERN PRIESTS...[1500] 1501 Ministry...1 1502 Residence...1 1503 Employment...1 1504 Fundraising...2 1505 Faculties...2 1506 Sexual Misconduct with a Minor...4 1507 Tenure...4 1508 Disclaimer and Sanctions...5 1509 Benefits for Extern Priests Serving as Full-Time Associate Pastors...5 1510 Benefits for Resident Extern Priests (e.g. Students)...6 1600 INCARDINATION OF PRIESTS...[1600] 1601 Application...1 1602 Incardination Committee...2 1603 Expectation of Service...2 1604 Approval by the Archbishop...3 1605 Probationary Period...3 1606 Incardination...3 1607 Revocation of Incardination...4
1608 Benefits for Incardinated Priests...4 1609 Benefits for Extern Priests Serving as Full-Time Associate Pastors in Probationary Period of Incardination Process...5 1609.1. Base Salary...5 1609.2. Residence...5 1609.3. Stipend...5 1609.4. Health Insurance...5 1609.5. Automobile Insurance...5 1609.6. Presbyteral Council...6 1609.7. Life Insurance...6 1609.8. Pension Plan...6 1609.9. Retreat...6 1609.10. Vacation...6 1609.11. Ministerial Expense Plan...6 1700 RESERVED... [1700] 1800 FUNERAL PROCEDURES...[1800] 1801 Notification of the Archdiocese...1 1802 Notification of the Presbyterate...2 1803 Funeral Instructions and Personal Inventory...2 1804 Estate Administration...2 1805 Payment of Funeral Expenses...2 1900 CONFLICT RESOLUTION...[1900] 1901 Principle of Subsidiarity...1 1902 Principles of Fairness and Equity...2 1903 Allegations of Serious Misconduct...3 2000 RESIGNED PRIESTS... [2000]
2001 Resigned Priests...1 2002 Dispensed (Laicized) Resigned Priests...3