Catholic Benefice System

Type Object Region Europe Time 1200

A long-standing Catholic Church system granting the income and office of a parish, monastery, or chapel (a benefice) to clergy, central to church fin…

Timeline

1541–1545Europe · EuropeIn the early 1540s Lutherans and Catholic reformers alike criticized pluralism in benefices, simony, and the commercialization of the clergy; the papacy and bishops everywhere faced pressure to reform the granting of benefices and pastoral responsibilities.
1545–1550Trent · Trentino-Alto AdigeThe first and second sessions of the Council of Trent listed abuses of benefices as a reform agenda item, discussing bans on unjustified pluralism, regulation of episcopal appointments, and residence obligations in parishes, laying the groundwork for the reform provisions in the final canons of 1563.

Sources

Benefice https://www.britannica.com/topic/benefice
The Reform of the Church: The Role of the Council of Trent — John W. O'Malley (2013)