| Mandatory for each diocese, the
Presbyteral Council (priests’ council) are representative
bodies of the presbyterate of the diocese. The council
is made up of ex officio members and members elected by
the priests of the diocese.
Those eligible to vote in Presbyteral Councils and
to be elected as delegates include all secular priests
incardinated in the diocese and other priests, including
religious, who exercise some ministry in the diocese.
Delegates to the Presbyteral Council serve for a set
term. When the diocese becomes vacant, the council ceases
to exist (cf. Canons 495-502).
Although priests’ councils are consultative in nature,
in certain cases the bishop is obliged to consult them,
e.g., on the advisability of calling a diocesan synod,
modification of parishes, norms for parish councils,
construction or sale of a church, fixing the amount
of stole fees and the imposition of a diocesan tax
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