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15-806: (Redirected from Master General ) Master general or Master-general can refer to: the Superior general of certain orders and congregations, such as the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross the Dominicans ( Master of the Order of Preachers ) the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy the Order of Saint Lazarus

30-587: A Master of the Order . Due to restrictions on women religious, especially the obligation of cloister for nuns , congregations of women were not initially able to organize with their own superior general. In 1609, Mary Ward was the superior general of a religious institute that imitated the Jesuit model, but the institute was not accepted by the Roman Curia . It was not until the nineteenth century that religious congregations of women were able to organize with

45-647: A general superior, and the role is now very common. Mother Teresa , for example, was the superior general of the Missionaries of Charity , known by the honorific title of Mother . Following the Second Vatican Council , women religious formed the International Union of superiors general . In canon law , the generic term supreme moderator is used instead of superior general. Many orders and congregations use their own title for

60-718: A regular institution, and some congregations have no such division. The provincial superior is ordinarily elected by the Provincial Chapter , subject to confirmation by the Superior General or the General Chapter , depending on the regulations of the particular groups (in the Society of Jesus he is directly appointed by the Father General). The "Regulations" (Normae) of 18 June 1901, vest

75-423: A religious institute into provinces is generally along geographical lines and may consist of one or more countries, or of only a part of a country. There may be, however, one or more houses of one province situated within the physical territory of another since the jurisdiction over the individual religious is personal, rather than territorial. The title of the office is often abbreviated to Provincial . Among

90-479: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Superior general The figure of superior general first emerged in the thirteenth century with the development of the centralized government of the Mendicant Orders . The Friars Minor ( Franciscans ) organized their members under a Minister General , and the Order of Preachers ( Dominicans ) elected

105-760: The Society of the Holy Cross the Trinitarian Order certain secular titles and offices, such as Master-General of the Ordnance Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Master general . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Master_general&oldid=1094729717 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Catholic ecclesiastical titles Hidden categories: Short description

120-507: The arch-abbot of each congregation was in the position of a superior general whose powers were limited to particular cases, almost like the powers of a metropolitan archbishop over the dioceses of his suffragans . Provincial superiors are found in the institutes of more recent formation, which began with the mendicant orders . The Holy See hesitated for a long time before allowing the division of congregations with simple vows , especially congregations of women, into different provinces as

135-499: The friars and Third Order Religious Sisters of the Augustinian , Carmelite and Dominican orders, the title " Prior Provincial " or Prioress Provincial is generally used. The Friars Minor , in contrast, use the title " Minister Provincial ", in line with their emphasis on living as brothers to one another. The old orders had no provincial superiors; even when the monasteries were united to form congregations,

150-605: The Provincial Chapter, presides over its deliberations, and takes care that the orders of the General Chapter and the Superior General are properly carried out. The provincial superior is an ex officio member of the chapter. The principal duty of the provincial superior is to make regular visitations of the houses of the province in the name of the General and to report to the latter on all the religious and

165-402: The appointment of the provincial in the general council. The provincial superior is never elected for life, but ordinarily for three or six years. In religious orders with clerics , he is a regular prelate , and has the rank of ordinary with quasi-episcopal jurisdiction. In religious institutes whether of men or of women, the provincial superior appoints the regular confessors , calls together

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180-438: The institute's Superior General . A provincial superior exercises general supervision over all the members of that institute in a territorial division of the order called a province , which is similar to, but not to be confused with, an ecclesiastical province . Instead, the province under a provincial superior is one made up of particular churches or dioceses under the supervision of a Metropolitan Bishop . The division of

195-434: The person who holds this position. Some examples, in addition to those named above, are: In many cases there is an intermediate level between the superior general and the superior of the individual monasteries or of equivalent local communities, often named the provincial superior . Provincial superior A provincial superior is an officer of a religious institute (including religious orders ) acting under

210-567: The precepts of that decree concerning Masses ; if he fails to do so, he loses his right to be elected and to vote in the general chapter. A unique case was eastern Paraguay, where the Spanish colonial authorities allowed the Jesuit missionaries to establish both the Catholic faith and a unique, humane regime for the local Guarani Indian tribes, making their provincial superior the governor of

225-467: The property of the order; authority over the various houses and local superiors differs in different orders. The provincial superior has, in many cases, the right of appointment to the less important offices. For institutes of men, at the end of his term of office, the provincial is bound, according to the Constitution "Nuper" of Innocent XII (23 December 1697), to prove that he has complied with all

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