Policies & Procedures

As a result of the Radical Rethink at the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, and because of the global pandemic, in response to immediate operational needs of the Archdiocese, a complete review of the Policy and Procedures Manual to reflect the current structure at the Archdiocese has not yet been initiated. In the fall of 2022, the Senior Leadership Team established an ad hoc Policy and Procedure Committee (PPC). The PPC is tasked with:

• A comprehensive review of the existing Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM)
• The Review will occur in phases
• Priority has been given to update key policies and procedures to ensure that appropriate care and attention is given to key areas (policy and procedure relating to safe environments has been updated).
• The first phase of the review will be focused on the implementation of the Radical Rethink organizational structure and embedding this into the PPM.
• Once this work is complete, and in collaboration with the Archdiocese portfolios, a detailed review and policy and procedure update will get underway.

Any need for interpretation of the policies or procedures throughout this transition process, including any conflict or confusion within PPM, will be referred to the Senior Leadership Team for review and recommendation decision, with the final matter being settled by the Archbishop.

Purpose and Application of the Policies and Procedures Manual

• The purpose of the Policies and Procedures Manual is to establish policies and procedures for the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton.
• These Policies and Procedures shall be interpreted according to the norms of Canon Law and any relevant particular law of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
• These Policies and Procedures shall take effect upon approval by the Archbishop after review and recommendation by the Senior Leadership Team. All formally constituted committees will be disbanded and new committees responding to current needs will be replaced.
• These Policies and Procedures may be amended or suspended at any time by the Archbishop and communicated to all affected individuals and groups.
• These Policies and Procedures shall be reviewed from time to time.
• The process for amending these Policies and Procedures can be found in this document.

Approved by the Senior Leadership Team, March 16, 2022

Current Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton policies are listed below, with each individual policy in PDF format:

(Note: Policy numbering is not always continuous, as over time some older policies have been deleted, replaced, or combined into newer policies.)

100 – General Norms and Accountability

200 – Temporal Goods of the Church

Project Assessment Tools

• • Parish Project Assessment Form (.XLXS)
  • Project Assessment Process and Policy Map (.PDF)
  • Instructions for Project Assessment Form (.PDF)
  • Project Assessment FAQs (.PDF)

300 – Human Resources

400 – Clergy

400PD – Clergy: Permanent Deacons

500 – Liturgy

600 – Sacraments of Initiation

700 – The Sacrament of Marriage

800 – Archives & Sacramental Registers

900 – Communications

1100 – Parishes

Additional information

• • Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Policies
  • Gambling FAQs