Massachusetts Statutes
§ 45 — Status and powers of archbishop's successor
Massachusetts § 45
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XICERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS
Ch. 67PARISHES AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 45 (2026).
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Section 45. The successor of any archbishop, bishop, vicar-general or pastor shall, by virtue of his office, be for the time being a member of such corporation in place of his predecessor; and such laymen shall hold office respectively for one year; and when the office of any such layman becomes vacant, his successor shall be appointed in the manner provided for the original selection.
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