[tiki]

I don't know about any diocese other than my own but our bishop's appeal is mandatory. Here's how it works. Each parish gets its 'goal' to reach based on last years income and then the parishioners give or pledge so much, if the goal is reached, all fine and good, if it isn't it just has to be paid by the parish from Sunday collection funds. We also pay 8% of every cent that comes through our parish books to the diocese.

[Mike Fieschko]

It sounds as if what you call the 'appeal', we call the 'assessment'. I'm pretty sure that minimums aren't imposed on parishes for the 'Archbishop's Annual Appeal' here. I could very easily be wrong.