Need for Erecting Houses 231In establishing new houses, the welfare of the Church and the Congregation are to be kept in mind, and care must be taken to safeguard everything that is necessary for the confreres to lead their religious life in accordance with the purposes and spirit of the Congregation. CIC, can. 610 § 1 Required Conditions 232No religious house is to be established unless it is foreseen that at least three confreres can be permanently assigned there in the future and that their needs will be suitably provided for. CIC, can. 610 § 2; CM 719-720 Suppression of a House 233A legitimately erected religious house may, for grave reasons, be suppressed by the Superior General with the consent of his Council, after having consulted the diocesan bishop. CIC, can. 616 § 1; CM 726 CHAPTER III SUPERIORS Power of Superiors and Chapters 234Superiors and Chapters, in addition to that power over members which is defined by universal law and the Constitutions, also possess ecclesiastical power of governance for both the internal and external forum. CIC, can. 596; CM 495 Supreme Power in the Congregation 235Supreme and immediate power in the entire Congregation is exercised, in an ordinary manner, by the Superior General with the assistance of his Council and, in an extraordinary manner, by the General Chapter. CM 496 Structure and Government 155
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