I’ll pitch in if I may. From what I’ve understood, the bishop can only intervene if there’s only an administrative issue in the parish. But the disciplining and welfare of the regular priest assigned to the parish rests on his Superior alone. IIRC, the Council of Trent made that clear.
I can understand the major superior being responsible for the discipline and welfare of his priests. But, why can’t a bishop remove a regular priest from one of his parishes?
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