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Does Blessed John Paul’s “75 year retirement” age for priests apply to all of the Eastern Churches? I know exceptions are regularly made with bishops even in the Latin Church, but does it have the force of law throughout the Catholic communion?
 
Per the Code of Canons of Eastern Churches:
Canon 210 - §1. An eparchial bishop who has completed his seventy-fifth year of age or who, due to ill health or to another serious reason, has become less able to fulfill his office, is requested to present his resignation from office.
§2. This resignation from office by the eparchial bishop is to be submitted to the patriarch if it is the case of an eparchial bishop exercising authority inside the territorial boundaries of a patriarchal Church; in other cases, it is submitted to the Roman Pontiff; further, if the bishop belongs to a patriarchal Church, the patriarch is to be notified as soon as possible.
§3. To accept this resignation the patriarch needs the consent of the permanent synod, unless a request for resignation was made previously by the synod of bishops of the patriarchal Church.
Canon 297 - §1. The pastor ceases from office by resignation accepted by the eparchial bishop, expiration of term, removal or transfer.
§2. When a pastor has completed his seventy-fifth year of age he is asked to submit his resignation from office to the eparchial bishop, who, after considering all the circumstances of person and place, is to decide whether to accept or defer the resignation; the eparchial bishop, taking into account the norms of particular law of his own Church sui iuris, is to provide for the suitable support and housing of the resigned pastor.
Canon 444 - §1. The office of superior of a monastery sui iuris is conferred for an indeterminate time, unless the typicon states otherwise.
§2. Unless the typicon prescribes otherwise, superiors of dependent monasteries are appointed by the superior of the monastery sui iuris for a time determined in the typicon itself, with the consent of the council if the monastery is filial, but after consulting the council if it is a subsidiary one.
§3. Superiors who have completed the seventy-fifth year of age, or who have become less capable of fulfilling the duties of their office because of failing health or some other grave cause, shall submit a resignation from office to the synaxis, which is to accept it.
So in short, yes.

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Does Blessed John Paul’s “75 year retirement” age for priests apply to all of the Eastern Churches? I know exceptions are regularly made with bishops even in the Latin Church, but does it have the force of law throughout the Catholic communion?
For bishops (210), for pastors (297), and for superiors (444), from CCEO:Canon 210
  1. An eparchial bishop who has completed his seventy-fifth year of age or who, due to ill health or to another serious reason, has become less able to fulfill his office, is requested to present his resignation from office.
  2. This resignation from office by the eparchial bishop is to be submitted to the patriarch if it is the case of an eparchial bishop exercising authority inside the territorial boundaries of a patriarchal Church; in other cases, it is submitted to the Roman Pontiff; further, if the bishop belongs to a patriarchal Church, the patriarch is to be notified as soon as possible.
  3. To accept this resignation the patriarch needs the consent of the permanent synod, unless a request for resignation was made previously by the synod of bishops of the patriarchal Church.
Canon 297
  1. The pastor ceases from office by resignation accepted by the eparchial bishop, expiration of term, removal or transfer.
  2. When a pastor has completed his seventy-fifth year of age he is asked to submit his resignation from office to the eparchial bishop, who, after considering all the circumstances of person and place, is to decide whether to accept or defer the resignation; the eparchial bishop, taking into account the norms of particular law of his own Church sui iuris, is to provide for the suitable support and housing of the resigned pastor.
Canon 444
  1. The office of superior of a monastery sui iuris is conferred for an indeterminate time, unless the typicon states otherwise.
  2. Unless the typicon prescribes otherwise, superiors of dependent monasteries are appointed by the superior of the monastery sui iuris for a time determined in the typicon itself, with the consent of the council if the monastery is filial, but after consulting the council if it is a subsidiary one.
  3. Superiors who have completed the seventy-fifth year of age, or who have become less capable of fulfilling the duties of their office because of failing health or some other grave cause, shall submit a resignation from office to the synaxis, which is to accept it.
 
Per the Code of Canons of Eastern Churches:

So in short, yes.

-ACEGC
It is even not mandatory in all Latin Rite Churches…here in lies the danger of assuming Canon Law is black and white…if it were there would be no need for canon lawyers, only a simple book of rules…Canon Law 210 only says his resignation is “requested” and not mandatory.
 
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