Canon 292

1. The pastor is bound by the obligation of residing in the

parish house near the parish church. However the local hierarch,

for a just cause, can permit him to reside elsewhere so long as

the parochial ministry suffers no harm from it. 2. Unless

there is a serious reason to the contrary, the pastor may be absent from the parish for a maximum of one continual or interrupted month per year for his vacation; the days which the pastor

spends once a year in spiritual retreat are not counted as his

vacation days; if the pastor wishes to be absent from the parish

beyond a week he is bound to inform his own local hierarch of

this. 3. The eparchial bishop is to issue norms which provide

for the care of the parish by a priest possessing the necessary

powers and faculties during the absence of the pastor.