Jus novum (c. 1140-1563) Jus novissimum (c. 1563-1918) Jus codicis (1918-present) Other Sacraments Sacramentals Sacred places Sacred times Supra-diocesan/eparchal structures Particular churches Juridic persons Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Clerics Office Juridic and physical persons Associations of the faithful Pars dynamica (trial procedure) Canonization Election of the Roman Pontiff Academic degrees Journals and Professional Societies Faculties of canon law Canonists Institute of consecrated life Society of apostolic life Moderator of the curia is a top administrative position held by a Catholic priest in a diocese under the supervision of the bishop.
The moderator coordinates the exercise of the administrative duties and oversees the office holders, or curia, in the diocese.
Although the office was first included in the 1983 Code of Canon Law,[citation needed] the concept is much older.
[1] According to the Vatican, the moderator of the curia must follow the general principle:"...that diocesan structures should always be at the service of the good of souls and that administrative demands should not take precedence over the care of persons.
Therefore, he should see that the operation is smooth and efficient, avoiding all unnecessary complexity or bureaucracy, and always directed towards its proper supernatural end.