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KHO:1997:89 AI generated

Supreme Administrative Court dismissed appeal against Church Board's rejection of parish hall consecration as church building.

Case Number KHO:1997:89
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the appeal against the Church Board's decision to reject the consecration of a parish hall as a church building. The court found that the building, constructed in 1957, did not comply with the ecclesiastical construction regulations in force at the time, meaning it could not be designated as a church by the Council of State. Consequently, the Church Board correctly refused to validate the parish council's consecration decision under the relevant church law provisions. The court upheld the Church Board's ruling, confirming that the building did not meet the legal requirements for ecclesiastical status.

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KirkkoL 14 luku 2 § 2 mom; KirkkoL 24 luku 6 § mom; KirkkoL 24 luku 8 §: A building constructed without complying with existing ecclesiastical construction regulations cannot be designated as a church solely by episcopal consecration, and the parish council's decision to consecrate such a building is not subject to Church Board approval.

Keywords

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ecclesiastical building status church consecration validity construction regulations compliance parish council authority Church Board jurisdiction

Cited Legislation

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KirkkoL 14 luku 2 § 2 mom
KirkkoL 14 luku 2 § 2 mom (1054/93)
KirkkoL 24 luku 6 § mom
KirkkoL 24 luku 8 §
HValL 3 § 1 mom
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Rakennettaessa vuonna 1957 valmistunutta seurakuntataloa ei ollut menetelty tuolloin voimassa olleiden kirkon rakentamista koskeneiden säännösten edellyttämällä tavalla. Näin ollen kysymyksessä ei ollut kirkkolain mukaisessa hallinnollisessa menettelyssä valtioneuvoston päätöksellä kirkoksi vahvistettu rakennus. Seurakuntatalon kirkoksi vihittyä seurakuntasalia ei ollut pidettävä kirkkona yksinomaan sillä perusteella, että piispa oli suorittanut seurakuntasalin vihkimisen. Kun seurakuntatalon korjaamisessa ei ollut kysymys kirkkolain mukaisen kirkollisen rakennuksen korjaamisesta, asiasta tehtyä kirkkovaltuuston päätöstä ei ollut kirkkolain 14 luvun 2 §:n 2 momentin mukaisesti alistettava kirkkohallituksen vahvistettavaksi. Kirkkohallitus jätti kirkkovaltuuston päätöksen toimivaltaansa kuulumattomana tutkimatta ja palautti asian tuomiokapitulille valitusasiana käsiteltäväksi. KHO hylkäsi kirkkohallituksen päätöksestä tehdyn valituksen.

KirkkoL 14 luku 2 § 2 mom (1054/93)

KirkkoL 24 luku 6 § mom

KirkkoL 24 luku 8 §

HValL 3 § 1 mom