National Statutes for the Christian Initiation of Adults 27 §3. If married, a notation of the spouse, date and place of marriage should be noted in the register. Any future marriage is also to be noted in the register. Rites for Particular Circumstances Norm 17 It is for the diocesan bishop: 1° to appoint a qualified person to promote, direct, and coordinate the Christian Initiation of Adults in his diocese; 2° to issue norms concerning the qualifications for and training of catechists; 3° to approve the use of catechetical texts for the formation of catechumens and candidates for Reception into full communion (see Norm 6, 2° above); 4° to issue norms for the Simpler Order of Adult Initiation and for the preparation of baptized but uncatechized adults for Confirmation and Eucharist and for the reception of validly baptized Christians into the full communion of the Catholic Church. Norm 18 The term “convert” is reserved strictly for those converted to Christian belief and never used of those baptized Christians who are received into the full communion of the Catholic Church. When these statutes take effect on December 1, 2024, the National Statutes for the Catechumenate approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on November 11, 1986, and confirmed by the Congregation for Divine Worship on June 26, 1988, are abrogated.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzMzNzY=