International Diaconate Center
The International Diaconate Center (IDZ) is a church association based in Rottenburg am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg . The aim is to renew the permanent diaconate in the Roman Catholic Church . Protector is Bishop Gebhard Fürst , President is Gerald DuPont.
history
In 1951, social workers founded the first diaconate group in Freiburg im Breisgau . Just three years later, a second diaconal group was founded in Munich. From 1958 further diaconate groups were founded in Germany and other countries (including France, Austria and Latin America). Encouraged by Georg Hüssler , then General Secretary of the German Caritas Association , these diaconate groups came together in 1959 in Freiburg to form the international diaconate group. On the occasion of the Second Vatican Council , the International Diaconate Circle approached the participating bishops in 1962 with a petition for the renewal of the diaconate. In 1965 an international study conference took place in Rome on the subject of “Deacon in Church and World Today”. In the same year, this resulted in the “International Information Center for Questions of the Diaconate” in Freiburg, which was renamed the International Diaconate Center in 1969 after its tasks were redefined . In 1992 the IDZ was relocated from Freiburg to Rottenburg am Neckar . a. because Walter Kasper , then Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart , was particularly committed to the permanent diaconate because of his ecclesiological convictions. The Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is therefore the bishop of the location.
organization
organs
The IDZ is composed of three organs: the board, the delegates' assembly and the general assembly. The board of directors and the assembly of delegates are elected by the general assembly for four years and are international.
- Board
The board consists of five people: the president, two representatives (vice-presidents), a wife of a deacon and the manager. At least one of the President’s representatives must be a permanent deacon. The managing director is the head of the secretariat in Rottenburg.
- Assembly of delegates
The assembly of delegates has 15 members, including the five members of the executive committee. In addition to the board of directors, the delegates' assembly has eight members who are elected by the general assembly. In addition, two “ co-opted delegates” are represented in the delegate assembly, who are elected by the delegate assembly itself.
- General meeting
All members of the IDZ are represented in the general assembly. The general assembly meets at least every four years. If necessary, it can also be convened extraordinarily. The general assembly elects the five members of the board and eight members of the delegate assembly.
office
The office in Rottenburg is the office. It is managed by a full-time managing director. The current managing director is Stefan Sander.
Journal Diaconia Christi
Since 1966 the IDZ has published the biannual magazine Diaconia Christi .
Diakoniepreis
The IDZ awards the Diakoniepreis for exemplary diaconal and pastoral projects by deacons or groups engaged in diaconal activities.
literature
- Margret Morche: On the renewal of the permanent diaconate. A contribution to history with special consideration of the work of the International Diaconate Center in its connection with the German Caritas Association . Ed .: German Caritas Association. Freiburg im Breisgau: Lambertus-Verlag, 1996. ISBN 3-7841-0848-2
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ http://diaconia-idz.org/ueber-uns/vorstand/
- ↑ http://diaconia-idz.org/ueber-uns/geschichte.html
- ↑ Diaconia Christi , 30th year (1995): 30 years IDZ .
- ↑ Walter Kasper: The deacon from an ecclesiological point of view in view of the current challenges in church and society . In: Ders .: The Church and its Offices - Ecclesiology II . Herder, Freiburg 2009. ISBN 978-3-451-32183-2 . Pp. 127-148.
- ^ Diakoniepreis , accessed on September 8, 2017.