Canon 516

1. There shall be finance officers in orders and congregations

for the administration of temporal goods; a general finance officer who administers the goods of the entire order or congregation; a provincial finance officer for the province, a local

finance officer for each single house; all of whom shall discharge their duties under the authority of the superior. 2. A

major superior cannot fulfill the office of general finance officer or provincial finance officer. The duties of a local finance

officer although it is preferably separated from the office of

the superior, can nevertheless be combined with it if necessity

demands it. 3. If the statutes are silent on the manner of designating finance officers, they shall be appointed by the major

superior with the consent of the council.