Abstract

Econom’s function is to administer the ecclesiastical goods that belong to religious legal persons. The canon law claims to set the position of econom. Details regarding the requirements on the econom’s position and his assignments are included in own law of religious institute. Review of own law of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, accomplished in above article, reveals its compliance with common law of Church. General econom is elected during general council, other administrators are appointed after previous consultation. Econom’s position is a term office. Own law defines in detail econom’s assignments on the level of central Society of St. Francis de Sales office, province and single house. The constitutional records of that institute strongly emphasize the spiritual significance of administration. Temporal goods are of use to accomplish charisma, they are subordinated to raising the young and to evangelization. St. John Bosco, the founder of Salesians, on one hand placed his trust in God’s Providence and in help of Mary Help of Christians. On the other hand he was prudent and foreseeing administrator, who walked down the earth. The ministry of economs is difficult. Their work in the modern world, that is to say also in a thicket of national legal and administrative norms, requires constant deepening knowledge. That is why some superior initiatives, such as theoretical and practical training, publishing subsidiary literature and so forth, are needed to economs to cope with their assignments. At the same time allegiance to legal norms (canon, common and own law) will let Salesians to accomplish their ecclesiastical mission.