Can. 542

Priests to whom the pastoral care of some parish or of different parishes together is entrusted in solidum according to the norm of can. 517, §1:

1/ must be endowed with the qualities mentioned in can. 521;

2/ are to be appointed or installed according to the norm of the prescripts of cann. 522 and 524;

3/ obtain pastoral care only from the moment of taking possession; their moderator is placed in possession according to the norm of the prescripts of can. 527, §2; for the other priests, however, a legitimately made profession of faith replaces taking possession.