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Rev. James Coriden, JCD, JD

Fr. Coriden is a Canon  lawyer and a professor at Washington Theological Union.  He  is one of the editors of the New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law and regularly contributes to The Jurist.


Reports & Articles by Rev. James Coriden, JCD, JD

Parish Pastoral Leaders: Canonical Structures and Practical Questions
by Rev. James Coriden, JCD, JD
May 9, 2007
One of the models of parish pastoral leadership that has emerged over the past twnety-five years is the use of Canon 517.2 to provide pastoral leadership in a parish withiout a pastor. As the canon is used, questions and conversations have arisen about specific points in living out the canon. "Parish Pastoral Leaders" focuses on some of these questions.

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