A History of the Legal Incorporation of Catholic Church Property in the United States (1784-1932)

administration amendment American Apostolic appointed Archbishop Marechal Assembly authority Bishop Carroll Bishop England Bishop Timon body Boston Canon Law Catholic discipline Charleston charter church property Cited clergy Code colonial Compiled Laws congregation Congregationalism Constitution corporation sole Council of Baltimore declared decree deed denomination diocesan diocese discipline ecclesiastical edited editor elected enacted Episcopal erty established exercise faithful Father fee simple granted Guilday held History Holy Hughes Ibid incorporation Jesuits John jus patronatus lay members lay trustees laymen Legislature letter Louis March Mary's Church Maryland ministers Orleans parish passed pastor Pennsylvania person petition Philadelphia priest principles Protestant Province Provincial Council refused religion religious denomination religious society right of patronage Roman Catholic Church Rome secure Sedella Shea Statutes successors Synod temporal tenure of church tion trouble trustee system United vested vestry vicar-general Virginia vols Washington William worship York