Church assistant
The Ecclesiastical Assistant or ecclesiastical assistant is, according to the Canon Law (Cann. 312-320), by ecclesiastical authority of the Roman Catholic Church appointed cleric or a theologian . He / she is appointed in accordance with the statutes of the public canonical associations of believers , canon law and general norms .
Associations of believers
According to the Ecclesiastical Code (CIC) of 1983, four different forms of association for believers are described, including the free association with church objectives, the private-canonical association without legal capacity , the private-canonical association with legal capacity and the public-canonical association. In associations, the appointment and / or appointment of a "clerical assistant" - comparable to "church assistant" - is specified.
Area of responsibility
The clergyman of a church association or association , formerly also known as the “clergyman advisory board” , now carries out the following tasks under the name of a church assistant: In close cooperation with the association's organs, he is supposed to promote the community in faith and encourage the members. By virtue of his ecclesiastical authority he represents the church leadership in questions of church doctrine and pastoral care and accompanies the Christian community in its responsibility for Christian life and work. He devotes himself to spiritual, theological and pastoral tasks, for this purpose he takes part in the committee meetings of the Association of Believers in an advisory capacity .
Regional, national and worldwide ecclesiastical assistants
In Germany, the function of a regional church assistant is a task assigned by the diocesan bishop . The appointee belongs to the management level of the association and accompanies the board members and the members on "the ways of God". The German Bishops' Conference appoints the ecclesiastical assistants for the national areas upon proposal and is in constant exchange of information with them. The ecclesiastical assistants of a world community, such as the Community of Christian Life , are appointed by the Holy See according to a list of names submitted by the world board . The German Bishop Overbeck , for example, is ecclesiastical assistant to the Pontifical Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice (CAPP) in Germany.
See also
Web links
- Fellowship of Christian Life (GCL) dictionary
- Where does the ZdK lead?
- General norms of the Community of Christian Life, Section F. Ecclesiastical Assistant (PDF; 115 kB)
- P. Hubert-Andrzej Matusiewicz OH, new ecclesiastical assistant of "Caritas Internationalis"