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TITLE 12. CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL CORPORATIONS

PART III. ORTHODOX CHURCHES

12:481. Application of Part

This Part applies to all churches, congregations, parishes, committees and other religious organizations governed by jurisdictions, archdioceses and dioceses of any Orthodox Patriarchate, Synod or national church of the Orthodox Church, recognized by the apostolic historic Orthodox Patriarchates of Constantinople, Antioch, and Yugoslavia and in general to all churches, congregations, parishes, committees and other religious organizations founded or established with the intent and for the purpose of adhering to and maintaining the apostolic and historic communion, doctrine, discipline, canon law, tradition, worship and unity of the Orthodox Church.

12:482. Permission to incorporate

An unincorporated church, congregation, parish or any other religious organization of such sect may apply to the appropriate hierarch, archbishop, bishop or administrator for permission to incorporate under this article. When such permission has been granted in writing, it shall be attached to the certificate of incorporation.

12:483. Certificate of incorporation; form and contents

The certificate of incorporation shall be in the form provided by law for all religious corporations and must in addition recite therein that the purpose and intent of the corporation is to maintain, propagate, practice and forever perpetuate religious worship, service, sacraments and teachings in full accordance and unity with the doctrine, ritual, canon law, faith, practice, discipline, traditions and usages of the Orthodox Church and for the carrying out of the said purpose and interest to maintain a religious organization which will be adherent and obedient to the Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdiction and authority and which shall recognize and remain subject to the duly appointed and canonical Orthodox hierarch, archbishop, bishop or administrator appropriate for the Orthodox communicant members comprising the same.