What Is Our Parish Assessment?
The administration, offices and ministries of the Archdiocese of New Orleans serve people, parishes and institutions in temporal and pastoral matters largely by administering and funding those services that are best accomplished at the archdiocesan level, ministries that the parishes cannot do on their own and ministries that complement all the good work that is done in our parishes and other institutions.
Funding to help support the work of the archdiocese is primarily provided through an assessment that is paid by each parish. The “Code of Canon Law”, Canon 1263, provides that the Diocesan Bishop has the right to impose an assessment for the needs of the diocese and this assessment should be proportionate to parish income.
These services included the following:
In addition, Parish Share assists the Archdiocese of New Orleans in covering costs for certain ministries as follows:
Archbishop’s Office Campus Ministry
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Evangelization
Priest Retirement Hispanic Apostolate
Hospital Chaplains Office of Black Catholic Ministries
Permanent Diaconate Respect Life
Safe Environment Tribunal
Vocations Office (Includes tuition, room and
Board and other expenses for seminarians)