Archdiocese

The diocese is under the Ascendancy of:

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Archbishop Shamar until he culls a successor or until he dies where at that point the counsel and community will decide jointly on who the incipient overseer should be.

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This diocese can be Found on Earth, subsists within Canada and is anywhere that it is

visibly visually perceived The Archdiocese of the Essene Community is an Sempiternal but yet Temporal community

concurrently.

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The Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Essene Community is founded upon natural laws and the Rule of God

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The community Shall be divided into Parishes and be parishioners. It’s here that the people of
God will be Domiciled in a Definite Territory under the Rule and guidance of the Archbishop.

Members of the Diocese follow the Constitution of the Community. The Diocese of the Essene
Community Church of Christ is under the complete Authority of God separate from men of the
world. Civil cooperation will be extended where the Archbishop sees it doesn’t impede the rights
of the people of God, the Authoritative power of God and the natural Rights of Living Man.

 

The Term “Domicile” Domicile Shall Be known as the Latin jus domicilii, right of habitation.

 

Quasi Domicile

As its name implies, quasi-domicile is closely patterned on domicile and consists in a sojourn in
some one place during a sufficient length of time. Not only does it not call for abandonment of
the real domicile, but can co-exist with the latter and even suppose the intention of returning thither.

It’s evident that the ordinary acts of the Christian life, the rights and obligations of a parishioner,
can not be confined to permanent Domicile only; hence the necessity of assimilating to such
Domicile those who sojourn in the place for a certain length of time. Whoever has a quasi-
domicile in a place may receive there the sacraments and perform there legitimately all the acts
of the Christian life without forfeiting any of his rights in the place of his real domicile.

 

How many Domiciles Can a Member have?

There are no restrictions on Domiciles within the community and we will not put a number to it
but see to it that any Domicile outside of 3 is gotten for good reason. There may be a Summer

Domicile, Winter Domicile and Domiciles in Missionary areas.

 

Domicile of Origin

The domicile of origin, a somewhat inexact imitation of the Roman origo, is that assigned to
each individual by his place of nativity unless he be accidentally born outside of the place where
his father dwells; practically it is the paternal domicile for legitimate and the maternal domicile
for illegitimate children. Again, in reference to the spiritual life, domicile of nativity is the place
where adults and abandoned children are baptized.—The domicile of residence or acquired
domicile is that of one's own choice, the place where one establishes a residence for an

indefinite period

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Each community member has been born into a Domicile of Origin within the Temporal Realm.
This must happen as a living soul is born and assigned a Domicile of Origin by God. Each
member has been baptized or will be baptized in their Domicile of Origin or anywhere else on Earth.

A person who has completed the twenty-first year of age, has attained majority; below this age,

a person is a minor.

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A minor who has not completed the seventh year of age is called an infant and is considered
incapable of personal responsibility; on completion of the seventh year, however, the minor is

presumed to have the use of reason.

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A guardian is to be appointed until the heir is of age of accountability (21 years of age). Then

shall they be stewards of the Domicile and or Estate Ecclesiastical Property Abstract right of ownership

The Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal goods is a proposition which is an established principle.

Ecclesiastical men may without sin born in Christ hold temporal possessions, civil authorities
have no right to appropriate ecclesiastical property, and if they do so they might be punished as guilty of sacrilege.

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This separation from civil authority must happen or how can the Diocese and church sufficiently
attain if the resources were entirely precarious or if the Church were hampered in her use of
them by the constant interference of the civil authority. (Numbers 18:8)

All Church property is considered Holy and Consecrated to God. It being holy and consecrated
to God deems unfit, unreasonable to be handled by unclean/unholy hands or those of a

nonbeliever.

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Consecration, in general, is an act by which a thing is separated from a common and profane
to a sacred use, or by which a person or thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by

prayers, rites, ceremonies and livity.

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Among the Semitic tribes it consisted in the threefold act of separating, sanctifying, or purifying,
and devoting or offering to the Deity. In the Hebrew Law we find it applied to the entire people
whom Moses, by a solemn act of consecration, designates as the People of God.

 

Order of Bishops/ Episcopal Order

Here are listed the current Bishops under the Guidance of Archbishop Shamar and comprise
the order of Bishops. Any new Bishop must be added to the list of order of Bishops once anointed.

 

Bishop Arak , Bishop Tabbach and Bishop Mikhala

Each Bishop will be overseers of new diocese/parishes which develop over time.

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Amalgamation of a Diocese

Where two or more existing parishes or congregations are merged under the provision of this
declaration, the proceeds of the sale of surplus real property shall be placed in the Church
Trust. All appointments of clergy or laity of the merged parishes or congregations shall terminate
as of the date of the approval by the Archbishop and the Council of the merger, but the Bishop
may in the Bishop’s discretion continue any clerical or lay appointments on such terms as
the Bishop deems fit, or make other appointments under discretion of the council.
Subject to the approval of the Archbishop and the Diocesan Council, vestries of two or more
congregations or parishes may enter into arrangements for their more effective administration,
including, but not limited to, the consolidation of financial resources, joint vestry meetings, joint

advisory boards, combined services and other cooperative acts.

Administration of ecclesiastical goods pertains to the one with direct power of governance over
the member to whom the goods belong and without prejudice to the right of the Ordinary to

intervene where there is negligence on the part of the administrator.

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It is the diocesan Bishop who governs the particular Church entrusted to him with legislative,
executive and judicial power, in accordance with the Church Constitution and at the council's

discretion. He has responsibility for the overall administration and stewardship of the temporal goods of the diocese and its component parts, that is, parishes, diocesan institutions, and works.

 

Duties of the Parish Priest/Administrator(s)

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Parish administration

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The parish priest, or the one who fulfills this role, is responsible for the proper administration of
the parish. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the parish priest to provide for the pastoral needs
of the parish and to administer the temporal goods of the parish in the best possible way.

An oath of the Church statement of faith must be sworn before taking office

 

● ensure the safekeeping of goods entrusted to them;

● have appropriate insurance policies;

● safeguard the ownership of ecclesiastical goods;

● observe the intentions of donors;

● observe the prescriptions of civil law especially in relation to labour and social policy

● collect revenue and income when due and apply them for the purposes for which they were intended;

● send surplus funds to the office of the Diocesan Financial Administrator;

● keep well-ordered books of receipts and expenditures;

● prepare an annual financial report;

● preserve deeds and other legal documents and have copies deposited with the Diocesan

● prepare annual budgets for receipts and expenditures;

● render an account to the faithful concerning goods offered to the Church

In addition, parish administrators are to make certain that employees are paid an equitable wage

 

Administrators may not, in the name of a public juridical person, either institute or contest legal
proceedings in a civil court without first having obtained the written permission of their proper
Ordinary. Therefore, no administrator for the Church can in the name of the diocese or of the
parish or any other church organization become involved in or start a lawsuit in the name of the
Church without the written permission of the Ecclesiastical Superior His Holiness, Archbishop Shamar Malak.

In the case of the diocese that superior is the Archbishop followed by Bishops which constitute the council.