Canon 513

1. In order for a member to be appointed or elected validly to

the office of superior, an appropriate period of time is required

after perpetual profession, to be determined by the statutes,

which in the case of the major superiors must be at least ten

years from first profession. 2. If it is the case of the superior general, there is moreover required for validity that he or

she be thirty-five years of age.