Decree No. 38: Maximum Amount for Alienation of Church Property

Thursday, April 03 2025


In accordance with the prescriptions of Canon 1292 §1, as well as Decree No. 38 of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and after taking into consideration the 2024 national cost-of-living increase of 3.9%, the CCCB Permanent Council at its meeting of 19-20 March 2025, determined that the current maximum amount allowed for acts of alienation without recourse to the Holy See is CDN $6,770,461. This amount is adjusted annually according to the cost-of-living in Canada, taking January 1, 1993, as the point of reference.

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