LA TUTELA SOBRE LOS CATÓLICOS ORIENTALES EN LOS TERRITORIOS DE LA IGLESIA LATINA

Outside their own territories, the Eastern Catholic Churches adopt a variety of pastoral structures, such as eparchies or exarchates. Moreover, there are also parishes that bring together the followers of various Eastern Churches which donot reside within the given territory. The priests of Eastern Churches who exercisepastoral care over the followers, oftentimes participate and serve in the structures of the Latin Church as well. In order to be able to do so, they must have beengranted bi-ritual faculties from Rome, the Holy See.