Canon 494

1. A monk in perpetual vows who is in sacred orders, if he has

obtained the indult of departure from the monastery and returns

to the world, cannot exercise sacred orders until he has found a

benevolent eparchial bishop to receive him. 2. The eparchial

bishop can receive him either unconditionally or on a trial basis

for five years. In the first instance, the monk is thereby enrolled in the eparchy by the law itself; in the other case, after

the completion of five years unless he was prior to that expressly dismissed.