Consistoire Lyon
The Consistoire Lyon , based in the French city of Lyon , was newly created in 1857. Like all other regional consistories, it was subordinate to the Consistoire central israélite , which Napoleon established by an imperial decree of March 15, 1808.
tasks
The consistories, which were given semi-state status, were supposed to regulate the internal affairs of the Jewish religious community based on the Protestant model . The consistory had to administer the cult, to encourage the Jews to exercise useful professions and to nominate the Jewish recruits to the authorities .
At the top of the three-tier hierarchical structure was the Consistoire central israélite (Central Consistory) in Paris , to which the regional consistories (Consistoires régionaux) were subordinate, to which the individual Jewish communities (communautés juives) were subordinate. The consistories had the task of supervising the practice of religion within the state laws and of setting and collecting taxes so that the organs of the Jewish denomination could meet their expenses.
With the law separating church and state , which came into force in 1905 , the period of consistories ended. The Jewish communities now had to constitute themselves as associations and get along without government grants.
Members
Each regional consistory had a chief rabbi and four lay members elected by the Jewish notables of the affiliated communities.
Communities
According to the Calendrier à l'usage des israélites for 1875/76, the Lyon Consistory was responsible for the Jewish communities of the Doubs , Isère , Jura , Loire , Nièvre , Puy-de-Dôme and Saône-et-Loire departments:
- Jewish community of Lyon (at Consistoire Marseille until 1857 )
- Beaume Jewish Community
- Besançon Jewish Community
- Chalon-sur-Saône Jewish community
- Clermont-Ferrand Jewish Community
- Dole Jewish community
- Grenoble Jewish Community
- Macon Jewish Community
- Montbéliard Jewish Community
- Nevers Jewish Community
- Jewish community of Pontarlier
- Jewish community of Saint-Étienne (at Consistoire Marseille until 1857)
literature
- Annuaire pour l'an du monde 5616 from 13 septembre 1855 to 29 septembre 1856 à l'usage des israélites , 6th year, Paris (Librairie israélite) 1855
- Calendar à l'usage des israélites pour l'année 5636 de la création du monde (1875/76), Paris 1875