temporalities

temporalities
The revenues of a parish of the Roman Catholic Church which are derived from pew rents, Sunday and other collections, graveyard charges, school fees and donations. The pastor of the parish as the administrator and agent of the archbishop, who is considered as the owner of the church property, is in charge of the temporalities. Barabasz v Kabat, 86 Md 23, 30, 37 A 720.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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