PAYMENTS DUE TO PRIEST(S) APPOINTED TO THE PARISH

a) The diocesan minimum living allowance for all priests is $20,000.00 per annum ($5,000.00 per quarter)

b) The diocesan minimum motor vehicle capital payment is $6,800.00 per annum ($1,700.00 per quarter).

c) The diocesan maximum reimbursement of motor vehicle running costs is $4,500.00 per annum.

d) The allocation of priestly moneys between parish priests and assistant priests must be made on the following basis:

i) the parish priest and the assistant(s) receive the minimum quarterly allowances;

ii) any remaining moneys in the Presbytery Account will then be allocated equally and promptly.

e) If there is insufficient money remaining in the Presbytery Account to remunerate the priest(s) a claim for remuneration is made on behalf of the parish to the PRF.

f) All claims for remuneration are made at the discretion of the committee of the PRF according to these guidelines.