Canon 507

1. An order, even of patriarchal right, lawfully erected, although consisting of only one house, cannot be suppressed except

by the Apostolic See, and to which it is also reserved to dispose

of the property of the suppressed order, without prejudice to the

wishes of the donors. 2. A congregation of patriarchal or eparchial right, lawfully erected, although consisting of only one

house, can be suppressed, besides by the Apostolic See, by the

patriarch, within the territorial boundaries of the Church over

which he presides, after consultation with interested parties and

with the consent of the permanent synod and of the Apostolic See.