Letter 3024: The bishop Castorius of Rimini [a port city on the Adriatic] is ill and absent from his diocese.

Gregory to Leontius, bishop. The bishop Castorius of Rimini [a port city on the Adriatic] is ill and absent from his diocese. In these circumstances, his church needs someone to provide episcopal oversight. I therefore direct your fraternity to take responsibility for governing the church of Rimini until Castorius has recovered and is able to return to his duties. This is a temporary assignment. You are to administer the church's affairs, ensure the continuation of its liturgical life, and address whatever matters cannot wait for the bishop's return. But you are acting on behalf of Castorius and in the interest of his church, not establishing any claim of your own over it. Report to me if significant decisions arise that you believe require my input. Gregory

AD LEONTIUM EPISCOPUM. Ut infirmo et absenle Castorio episcouo Ariminensem Ecclesiam regat, ; Gregorius Leontio episcopo © Urbinati. Castorium fralrem el coepiscopum nestrum hic meliori via crediderim instanrari posse tam deside- ratam totque geminariis ſrustra tentatam clerj disci- plinam, quam $i exlricentur a temporaltium rerum -adinivnisirations2 paStores. Sic enim avaritia, Super- bia, lites refrenarentur, canones de vita et boneslatle clericorum exsecutioni mandarentur, residentia stabi- liretur, lilerarum $Studium excitlaretur, uni Deo va- caretur. Expendat lector conc. Paris. vi, EC. 29, et. Sanctum Gregorium ibi citatum ex Pastorali, Wb. n, C. 7. GUus<avv. EersT. XXII. — * Hoc est, contra castZ vite pro- 05itum incoutinentiz ſrena laxaverit. lujusmodi agitium in majoribus clericis olim dicebatur pro- prie casus, Grzece 7-:ouz; tum quod in illius penam Vaticinus D, omitlitur ordinari. Et infra ubi legi- mus, Ccnjus prorisio imnleresl, legitur lantum cus interes!. Ita quoque in Corb. Eeist. XXIV. — * la omnibus Norm., Colbert., et Shu ti* — co _ l —_ SANCTI GREGORIN MAGN! 624 8yuam Ecclesiam non valet remeare, propterea, eo a\bsente, Ecclesiz ipsius ſraternitati tuz operam pro- ridimns vi>itationis delegandam; admonentes chari- later fuam ut-ila elficaciter omnes utititates ejus #xerceal, qualenus tui praevntia proprium $e absen- tem habere n- n Sentiat 8acerdotem. Quidquid autem ti visum ſuerit pro utlilitat:bus ejusdem Ecclesize ordinare, habebis modis omnibus ex nosira permis- Sione licentiam. Reditus vero vel ornamenta, mi- ni«ieriaque ipsins, Þ s0llicitudinis tuz intujlus et cura conservet. Ft © przter ordinationes clericorum, ex- tera <©mnia in priedicta Ecclesia tanquam 4 cardina- lem et proprium te volumus agere $acerdotem. (CF. Joon, Diac. |. w, c. 32. Vide 8up. ep. 9, inf. ep. 25, lib. v, ep. 34.)