List of International Old Catholic Congresses
The list of the International Old Catholic Congresses contains all events in chronological order. An International Old Catholic Congress is a gathering of primarily Old Catholic Christians over several days , which takes place every several years (usually 4 years). A meeting of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference (of the Union of Utrecht) is very often combined with a congress date.
historical development
Most of the Old Catholic Churches came into being in protest against the infallibility dogma proclaimed at Vatican I in 1870. The basic church order was drawn up at the Old Catholic Congresses in Munich in 1871, Cologne in 1872 and Konstanz in 1873. The first three congresses already had an international character due to the presence of Orthodox and Anglican observers, but the six further congresses were thematically related to issues of the Old Catholic Church in Germany (officially: Catholic Diocese of Old Catholics in Germany ). Through the merger of the Old Catholic regional churches with the Archdiocese of Utrecht, which had been separated from Rome since 1723, and the establishment of the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches in 1889 , the assemblies were (again) transformed into an international forum.
The 10th Old Catholics Congress held in 1890 was thus convened at the same time as the 1st International Old Catholics Congress. The Old Catholic Bishops have since taken part in all congresses, and a meeting of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference is often combined with the date of the congress.
With regard to the spelling, there are forms with and without a hyphen in the German-speaking area, hence the International Old Catholic Congress and International Old Catholic Congress or, in addition, Old Catholics and Old Catholics . The self-designation in Switzerland is Christian Catholics .
organization
The International Old Catholic Congress, abbreviated to IAAK, is an integral part of Old Catholicism, but has no official church character. An Old Catholic Congress usually takes place every four years and forms a comprehensive forum of lay people and theologians from all Old Catholic churches. Other churches also send their observers.
Every single Old Catholic can be a full member with voting rights, an extraordinary member every member of a Christian church. The IAAK serve the free cooperation of the Old Catholic Churches and the promotion of the relationship in ecumenism. According to the statutes of 1913, revised in 1961, the preparation and convening of a standing congress committee used to be the responsibility of a permanent congress committee; the president was a layman. After the statute had been in force for almost 100 years, the International Bishops' Conference decided to reform it in 2011. The previous congress committee was dissolved and the organization reorganized.
Since 2011, the regional church, which acts as the “host”, has appointed a so-called local committee, which is supplemented by up to two international members. This local committee is responsible for the entire implementation of the congress. The respective topic is determined jointly by the bishops' conference and the committee.
More than 350 people took part at the 32nd International Old Catholic Congress 2018 in Vienna.
List of Old Catholic Congresses
| year | designation | place | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1st Old Catholic Congress | Munich | With representatives of the Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant churches as well as the church of Utrecht |
| 1872 | 2nd Old Catholic Congress | Cologne | Abolition of pride fees and mess grants. Establishment of a commission for ecumenism |
| 1873 | 3rd Old Catholic Congress | Constancy | Adoption of the church constitution (synodal order). Election of the first German bishop Joseph Hubert Reinkens and the synodal council |
| 1874 | 4th Old Catholic Congress | Freiburg | |
| 1876 | 5th Old Catholic Congress | Wroclaw | |
| 1877 | 6th Old Catholic Congress | Mainz | |
| 1880 | 7th Old Catholic Congress | Baden-Baden | The synod reports on the following topics: approval of the use of the German language in the liturgy (1880), abolition of celibacy (1878), abolition of the obligatory ear confession once a year and the reform of the required holidays |
| 1884 | 8th Old Catholic Congress | Krefeld | |
| 1888 | 9th Old Catholic Congress | Heidelberg | |
| 1890 | 1st International Old Catholic Congress | Cologne | After the establishment of the Union of Utrecht (1889), the 10th Old Catholic Congress is also the 1st International Old Catholic Congress |
| 1892 | 2nd International Old Catholic Congress | Lucerne | |
| 1894 | 3rd International Old Catholics Congress | Rotterdam | |
| 1897 | 4th International Old Catholic Congress | Vienna | |
| 1902 | 5th International Old Catholic Congress | Bonn | |
| 1904 | 6th International Old Catholic Congress | Olten | |
| 1907 | 7th International Old Catholic Congress | The hague | |
| 1909 | 8th International Old Catholics Congress | Vienna | |
| 1913 | 9th International Old Catholic Congress | Cologne | |
| 1925 | 10th International Old Catholic Congress | Bern | The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands (Church of Utrecht) reports on the abolition of celibacy. Furthermore, the Archbishop of Utrecht recognizes the "validity" of ordinations in the Anglican Church |
| 1928 | 11th International Old Catholic Congress | Utrecht | |
| 1931 | 12th International Old Catholic Congress | Vienna | Year of the conclusion of intercommunion with the Anglican Church ( Anglican Communion ), called Bonn Agreement |
| 1934 | 13th International Old Catholic Congress | Constancy | |
| 1938 | 14th International Old Catholic Congress | Zurich | |
| 1948 | 15th International Old Catholic Congress | Hilversum | |
| 1953 | 16th International Old Catholic Congress | Munich | |
| 1957 | 17th International Old Catholic Congress | Rheinfelden | |
| 1961 | 18th International Old Catholic Congress | Haarlem | |
| 1965 | 19th International Old Catholic Congress | Vienna | Completion of church fellowship (full communion of the sacrament) with the Independent Filipino Church , Lusitan Church of Portugal and Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain |
| 1970 | 20th International Old Catholic Congress | Bonn | 100th anniversary of the dogmas of the First Vatican Council. The conference of bishops presents a “Declaration on Primacy in the Church” |
| 1974 | 21st International Old Catholic Congress | Lucerne | |
| 1978 | 22nd International Old Catholic Congress | Noordwijkerhout | |
| 1982 | 23rd International Old Catholic Congress | Vienna | The bishops' conference basically allows women to serve in the diaconate |
| 1986 | 24th International Old Catholic Congress | Munster, Westphalia | The Old Catholic Church in Germany reports on the mutual invitation to the Lord's Supper (Eucharistic hospitality) with the Evangelical Church in Germany (1985). This agreement is controversial in the Union of Utrecht |
| 1990 | 25th International Old Catholic Congress | Geneva | The International Old Catholics Congress in 1990 decided on the annual “lay forum” for exchange between members in the dioceses of the Union of Utrecht. |
| 1994 | 26th International Old Catholic Congress | Delft | |
| 1998 | 27th International Old Catholic Congress | Seggauberg near Graz | The camps of the Union of Utrecht were also discussed. With the introduction of women's ordination in Germany in 1996 and the termination of the sacrament community by the PNCC - Polish National Catholic Church of America , the Union of Utrecht was no longer a full church community for a few years. Formation of the Utrecht Communion in 1997. |
| 2002 | 28th International Old Catholic Congress | Prague | First Old Catholic Congress in a former Eastern Bloc state. Other churches have introduced the ordination of women |
| 2006 | 29th International Old Catholic Congress | Freiburg in Breisgau | The PNCC left the Union of Utrecht in 2003 and is no longer participating. |
| 2010 | 30th International Old Catholic Congress | Zurich | |
| 2014 | 31st International Old Catholic Congress | Utrecht | Celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Union of Utrecht (1889–2014). Motto: get up and go! |
| 2018 | 32nd International Old Catholic Congress | Vienna | Motto: Salt of the earth - Christians in dialogue for an open society. There is also a report on the church fellowship with the (Evangelical-Lutheran) Church of Sweden (2016) |
| 2022 | 33rd International Old Catholic Congress | in planning |
Web links
- Official homepage: 32nd International Old Catholic Congress 2018 in Vienna (Austria)
- Official website of the Union of Old Catholic Churches in Utrecht
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Neuner : Old Catholic Church . In: Wolfgang Thönissen (Hrsg.): Lexicon of ecumenism and denominational studies . On behalf of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute for Ecumenism - With a foreword by Walter Cardinal Kasper. Herder. Freiburg in Breisgau. 2007. ISBN 978-3-451-29500-3 . Pp. 31-34.
- ↑ Christian Oeyen: On the original ecclesiological understanding of the Utrecht Union . In: Angela Berlis / Günter Eßer / Matthias Ring (eds.): Thinking movements. Collected essays on old Catholic theology. Celebration for the 70th birthday . Old Catholic diocese publisher. Bonn. 2008. ISBN 3-934610-28-5 . P. 118.
- ↑ a b Urs Küry: The Old Catholic Church. Their history, their teaching, their concerns . 3. Edition. Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Frankfurt / Main 1982, ISBN 3-7715-0190-3 , p. 100-101 .
- ↑ Communiqué of the meeting of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference (IBK) in Amersfoort / NL 2011. Union of Old Catholic Churches in Utrecht, September 30, 2011, accessed on December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ International Old Catholic Congress 2018 in Vienna. Old Catholic Church of Austria, September 30, 2018, accessed on December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Urs Küry : The Old Catholic Church. Their history, their teaching, their concerns . 3. Edition. Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-7715-0190-3 , p. 100-102 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Christian Blankenstein: Being a Christian but where. Old Catholic considerations . 2nd Edition. Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2008, ISBN 978-3-88309-392-5 , p. 87-88 .
- ↑ Get up and go. International Old Catholic Congress 2014 in Utrecht. Union of Old Catholic Churches in Utrecht, September 30, 2014, accessed September 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Salt of the Earth. International Old Catholics Congress 2018 in Vienna. Christian Catholic Church in Switzerland, March 15, 2018, accessed on September 18, 2018 .
- ^ Agreement between the Church Fellowship of Old Catholics and the Church of Sweden. Old Catholic Church in Germany, November 23, 2016, accessed on September 18, 2018 .