CHURCH DOCUMENTS RELATED TO PARISHES

 The Parish and Apostolic Commitment in the Parish, Sections 26 and 27,
 from Christifidelis Laici,  Pope John Paul II, December 30, 1988.

 The Code of Canon Law: A Text and Commentary, Canon 518, Types of
 Parishes,  Edited by James A. Coriden, New York, Paulist Press, 1986.

 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Section 2179, Parish, 1994.

 A Spirituality of Communion, Section 43, from Apostolic letter “Novo
 Millennio Ineunte” for the Closing of the Jubilee Year, Pope John Paul II,
 January 6, 2001.

 Promotion of the Liturgical Life in Diocese and Parish, Section 41, from
 Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy, Second Vatican Council, December 4,
 1963.

 Church Communities, Section 10,  from Decree on the Apostolate of the
 Laity, Second Vatican Council, November 18, 1965.

 Erection, Suppression and Change of Parishes (Christus Dominus, no. 32),
 Section 21, Pope Paul VI, August 6, 1966.

 The Parish: A People, A Mission, A Structure, a Statement of the
 Committee on the Parish: November 1980,  National Conference of
 Catholic Bishops.