Decree of suppression

Here's the first of the two relevant Decrees published this past weekend.  It's called a Decree of Suppression because before creating the newly-established parish, the existing one needs to be canonically closed:

Greetings and blessings in the Lord
To all those who will read this decree, we inform that:

WHEREAS the Code of Canon Law gives the Diocesan Bishop alone the right 'to establish, suppress or alter parishes' after having 'consulted the Council of Priests', and this, in accordance with canon 515, paragraph 2;

WHEREAS the faithful of the territorial parishes concerned after having been consulted recognize the good to be gained by regrouping the resources of the parish communities of Holy Trinity and Christ the King, in the City of Greater Sudbury;

WHEREAS the Council of Priests has already been consulted regarding the procedure to be followed in this regard during its regular meeting;

We, the undersigned, Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, by the present disposition, after much reflection, consultation and prayer, and with no other reason than for the pastoral good of those concerned, decree the suppression of the Parish of Holy Trinity, erected August 25, 1936 and the modification of the Parish of Christ the King, erected September 26, 1917 in order to facilitate the regrouping of the Catholic faithful who live within the territory which formerly comprised the parochial communities of Holy Trinity and Christ the King.

The present decree will take effect on January 1, 2011, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God and will be read and published at all Sunday masses in the above mentioned parishes on December 26, 2010, Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

May the Lord grant abundant graces and blessings to the faithful and to the pastors of Holy Trinity and Christ the King.

Given at Sudbury, under Our signature, the seal of the Diocese and the signature of the Auxiliary Bishop on this eighth day of December, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Year of Our Lord two thousand and ten.

+Jean-Louis Plouffe
Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie

+Noel Simard, Vicar General
Auxiliary Bishop