Curates must give three months' notice in writing to the Area Bishop and to the Incumbent, if they intend to relinquish their cure.
A mutual agreement between the Incumbent and the Curate that the Curate should
leave the parish has to be sanctioned by the Area Bishop. An Incumbent can dismiss
a Curate by applying for and obtaining the Area Bishop's formal permission in
writing, and then giving six months' notice to the Curate. Such permission must
be drawn up by the Incumbent and sent to the Area Bishop, requesting his signature.
Before signing such a document, it is the Bishop's invariable rule to communicate
personally or by letter with the Curate. The Area Bishop should be consulted
before any action is taken.
