None that I know of. It’'s more of “on the job” training.
The risk of this is that then there is the possibility of rivalries about priorities and control, split allegiances, power trips, and decisions being made for reasons that are more “strict business” rather than pastorally oriented. It is also too easy for a pastor to give up too much and lose control of matters because he feels that this is not a burden he desires or something he sufficiently understands. Parish finance councils are mandated by canon law (reasonably so) and a qualified business manager can be an asset to a pastor if he is employed as an aide to accomplish things more astutely while freeing the pastor from undue administrative concerns. However, the pastor is still the man in charge and must not remove himself too seriously from such matters, lest he sacrifice leadership.
I’d disagree with that. In the day that most of today’s bishops came up, the pastor and priests WAS the parish. Everything revolved around the man at the top, who was trusted by parishioners as practically God Himself. The difference is that there may have been other priests who could assist or it was easy enough to have a lay accountant assist a pastor in need, while the youngins grew in understanding from older mentor priests as to how things worked and what needed to be done. Nowadays, a man may be thrown into the pastorate quickly (for need of priests) before having an opportunity to attain such skills. When you were a priest for 25 - 30 years first and learned the ropes “on the job” it wasn’t such a hefty concern. When you’re tossed right into the fray and never had much experience with such things, you may find yourself overwhelmed.
A priest is a minister to the human family of persons. And finances are part of everyday life. If a priest has no solid experiences with basic business principles for operating his own household or parish, how is he to lead those under his charge in such concerns? Yes, his life is based more on the spiritual than mere secular business matters. But to leave him formationally absent in this significant area is a serious concern which should be better addressed.
We do not disagree that it would be wise for pastors to avail themselves of the expertise of others within the community to assist them in fulfilling their own ministry. But, even then, one must make sure not to give over decision making to the alleged “experts” in a sacrifice of responsibility (as was sometimes the case in accepting the advice of psychologists’ opinions about sexual abusers, for example.) You have stated, “A priest is a spiritual leader, not a business man.” True enough. Which means that he must ensure that the parish is being operated as a spiritual institute rather than merely upon a business model.
I would argue that the cultural environment has changed from previous eras, which mandates a development in response. This is all which lacks. Furthermore, it is obvious that the Church has long dealt with issues of property and income management. This has never been ignored by the episcopate. Indeed, it has sometimes been abused. It isn’t like there have not been issues about this sort of thing for much of the 2000 year history of the Church. Shoot, it was even an issue with Judas stealing from the treasury during the life of Christ!