Canon 1222 §2: Where other grave causes suggest that a church no longer be used for divine worship, the diocesan bishop, after having heard the presbyteral council, can relegate it to profane but not sordid use, with the consent of those who legitimately claim rights for themselves in the church and provided that the good of souls suffers no detriment thereby.
Canon 515 §2: It is only for the diocesan bishop to erect, suppress, or alter parishes. He is neither to erect, suppress, nor alter notably parishes, unless he has heard the presbyteral council.
I HEREBY AMEND the Columbia and Greenville vicariates forane within the Diocese of Charleston to be apportioned as follows: The Columbia Deanery shall comprise the counties of Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield,Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter. The Greenville Deanery shall comprise the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union.
I HEREBY ESTABLISH the territorial boundaries for Immaculate Conception Parish, Goose Creek, and revise the territorial boundaries of St. Philip Benizi Parish, Moncks Corner, and St. John the Beloved Parish, Summerville.
I, the undersigned Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, exercising my ordinary power, herewith create and erect in accordance with the norms of canons 515 §2 and 518, the Personal Parish of Our Lady of La Vang, Greer, South Carolina, with all the rights, obligations, and privileges granted it by law. This personal parish has been created and erected for the Vietnamese Catholic Faithful domiciled in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina.
Having issued a decree effective February 28, 2017, in accordance with canon 515, §2, amalgamating the Personal Parish of Good Shepherd, Columbia, South Carolina, with St. Peter Parish, Columbia, South Carolina; Having considered the present condition of the Good Shepherd Church edifice and the cost of repairing and maintaining said edifice for future divine worship; Having consulted the pastor of St. Peter Parish, which is the territorial parish to which the temporal goods of the Personal Parish of Good Shepherd were transferred, regarding the inability of St. Peter Parish to maintain Good Shepherd Church edifice in good and useable condition as to allow for divine worship;
Protocol No. 2018003 In 1949, the Personal Parish of St. Cyprian in Georgetown, South Carolina, was established to serve the spiritual welfare of the black Catholic Faithful of Georgetown County, South Carolina. Since its erection, the Faithful have heard the Word of God, worshiped, and received the Sacraments of the Church within this personal parish. Over the past decade, a marked decline has been noted in parishioner numbers as well as sacraments received. In an effort to ensure the vitality of parish life, with concern for the best stewardship of resources, and the right of the people of God to receive assistance from the Church, especially the Word of God, spiritual sustenance, and the sacraments, it is now deemed necessary to begin a new chapter for St. Cyprian’s presence in Georgetown while establishing revised provisions for the spiritual care of its parishioners.
I HEREBY DECREE Good Shepherd Church edifice, Columbia, be relegated to profane but not sordid use. I further decree Good Shepherd Church edifice and parcel is to be used or sold by St. Peter Parish as it deems appropriate, providing it is not given over to any use unworthy of its dignity as a former sacred place.
I HEREBY DECREE St. Mary Mission in Hampton will once again be assigned as a mission of St. Anthony Parish, Ridgeland.
I hereby decree an extinctive union (unio extinctiva) between the Personal Parish of Good Shepherd, Columbia, South Carolina, and the parish of St. Peter, Columbia, South Carolina, to form one territorial parish resulting in the subsumption of the present Personal Parish of Good Shepherd into St. Peter Parish.