§ 16:15-10 — Trustees; tenure; vacancies; succession

The bishop, vicar-general, or administrator, as the case may be, and the chancellor of such diocese, together with the two priests elected as aforesaid, shall be the first trustees of such corporation. Such two priests shall hold office for one year, and until their successors are appointed in the manner provided in section 16:15-9 of this title, but shall be trustees only while in good standing, according to the statutes of such diocese and the canons of the Roman Catholic Church, and approved by the bishop, or in his absence by the vicar-general or by such administrator. The office of either of such priests shall become vacant by his removal out of such diocese, or in the discretion and on the direction of the bishop. The successor in office for the time being of such bishop, vicar-general or administrator and such chancellor, respectively, shall, by virtue of his office, be a trustee of such corporation in place of his predecessor.