President 2007-2008

Rev. Paul D. Counce, JCL

Vitae:

• Native of Louisiana (b. 1953)
• Priest of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, ordained 1979

Education:

• BA in History, St. Joseph Seminary College, St. Benedict, Louisiana (1975)
• STB and MA in Sacred Theology, Catholic University of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium (1978)
• JCL, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1988)

Experience in Ministry and Especially Canon Law:

Current:
• Vice-Chancellor (since 1988)
• Judicial Vicar (since 1989)
• Presbyteral Council (since 1983, Chairman 2000-2003)
• Bishop's Cabinet (since 1989)
• Diocesan Liturgical Commission (since 1991)
• Diocesan Webmaster [http://www.diobr.org] (since 1997)

Other:
• Parochial priestly service, Diocese of Baton Rouge (1979-1986)
• Clergy Personnel Board (1981-1986)
• Conference of Chancery and Tribunal Officials for the Provinces of New Orleans and Mobile (since 1982, President 1991-1992)
• Interdiocesan Tribunal of Second Instance for the Provinces of New Orleans and Mobile (1983-1992, Adjutant Judicial Vicar 1988-1992)
• New Orleans Provincial Council (1983-2004)

Educational:
• Lecturer in Scripture, Liturgy and Canon Law, Religious Studies Institute and Permanent Diaconate Training Program of the Diocese of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana [affiliated as extension courses and accredited through St. Joseph Seminary College, St. Benedict, Louisiana] (since 1982)
• Lecturer in Canon Law, Notre Dame Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Archdiocese of New Orleans (since 2002)
• Board of Trustees, Our Lady of the Lake College, Baton Rouge (since 2001)

Service to the Society:

• Chairperson, Electronic Media Committee (1995-2001)
• Secretary and Member of the Board of Governors (1996-1998)
• Webmaster [http://www.clsa.org] (1997-2005)
• Ad hoc NCCB-CLSA Visitation Committee, Archdiocese of Indianapolis (2000)
• Ad hoc USCCB-CLSA Visitation Committee, Archdiocese of Atlanta (2005)
• Nominations Committee (2000-2004); Chair (2004)
• Ex Officio, Budget Committee (2006-2007)
  
• President, Board of Governors (2007-2008)
• Ex Officio, Committee on Convention Planning (2008-2009)
  

Publications:

• "The Deferral of Infant Baptism According to Canon 868, §1, 2°," Louvain Studies 13 (1988), 322-340 (Summ. "In Print: Article Alert," Church 5/2 [1989], 58)
• "Transfer of Diocesan Money to Private Foundation," CLSA Advisory Opinions 1994-2000 (Washington, DC: CLSA, 2002), 397-399