Coetus Internationalis Servantium

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The Coetus Internationalis Ministrantium ( Latin , 'International Association of Altar servers', CIM) is an association of diocesan representatives for the work of altar servers in the Roman Catholic Church .

history

After a preparatory meeting in November 1959, the CIM was founded at a meeting from November 14th to 16th, 1960 in Altenberg near Cologne . On January 27, 1967, the CIM was officially recognized by the church for an initial three years ad experimentum .

The Archbishop of Luxembourg , Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich SJ , has been President since April 3, 2019 .

The most important event of the CIM is the altar server pilgrimage to Rome , which takes place every four years . Acolytes from all over Europe meet here for exchange and encounter. The high point of the pilgrimage is a joint holy mass and an audience of the Pope .

President

  • Canon Rudolf Hoomaert (B): 1960–1966
  • Jean-Marie Maury, Archbishop of Reims (F): 1969–1974
  • Henri Jenny, Archbishop of Cambrai (F): 1977–1981
  • Paolo Magnani, Bishop of Lodi (I): 1983–1988
  • Pierre Raffin, Bishop of Metz (F): 1988–1998
  • Martin Gächter, Auxiliary Bishop Basel-Solothurn (CH): 1998–2010
  • László Német SVD, Bishop of Zrenjanin (SRB): 2010–2019
  • Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich SJ, Archbishop of Luxembourg (L): since 2019

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Äerzbëschof Jean-Claude Hollerich neie President vum international Massendéngerverband. Accessed January 1, 2020 (Luxembourgish).
  2. ^ Coetus Internationalis Ministrantium - Board of Directors. Accessed January 1, 2020 .