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

Monday, March 27 2023


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 2022 national cost-of-living increase of 6.3%, the CCCB Executive Committee at its meeting of 21-22 March 2023, determined that the current maximum amount allowed for acts of alienation without recourse to the Holy See is $ 6,401,105 CDN. 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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