Section 101. Government of incorporated Ruthenian Greek Catholic churches  


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  • The bishop, or in case of vacancy in the office of the bishop, then  the
      administrator,  the  chancellor of the diocese to which any incorporated
      Ruthenian Greek Catholic church belongs, together  with  the  pastor  of
      said church, shall by virtue of their office be trustees of such church;
      two  laymen  members  of  such  incorporated  church  selected  by  such
      officers, or by a majority of them,  shall  also  be  trustees  of  such
      incorporated  church, and such officers, pastor and such laymen trustees
      shall together constitute the board of trustees thereof.  The two laymen
      signing the certificate of incorporation of a Ruthenian  Greek  Catholic
      church shall be the two laymen trustees thereof during the first year of
      its  corporate  existence. The term of office of the two laymen trustees
      of an incorporated Ruthenian Greek Catholic church shall  be  one  year.
      Whenever  the  office  of any such layman trustee shall become vacant by
      expiration of term  of  office  or  otherwise  his  successor  shall  be
      appointed  from  members of the church by such officers or a majority of
      them. No act or proceeding of the  trustees  of  any  such  incorporated
      church shall be valid without the sanction or approval in writing of the
      bishop  of  the diocese to which said church belongs, or, in case of his
      absence  or  disability  to  act,  of  his  vicar-general  or   of   the
      administrator of such diocese.