Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany

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The Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany (OBKD) is the association of the Orthodox bishops of all dioceses in Germany founded in 2010 . At the end of 2011 it had 19 members: ten diocesan and nine auxiliary bishops . The organization represents around 1.5 million Orthodox Christians of various origins and nationalities. The forerunner organization of the Orthodox Bishops 'Conference was the " Commission of the Orthodox Church in Germany " (abbreviated: KOKiD), which has continued its work since the founding of the Orthodox Bishops' Conference as its executive body.

The establishment of the Bishops' Conference is a sign of the integration of the Orthodox Church in Germany .

It is based in Dortmund with its secretariat . The chairman is Metropolitan Augoustinos Lambardakis from the Ecumenical Patriarchate .

Structures

The Orthodox Bishops' Conference is the highest common organ of all canonical Orthodox dioceses in Germany at the episcopal level and sees itself as a representative of the Orthodox Church , which is composed of Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Georgian and Ukrainian believers.

The following Orthodox dioceses are represented in the Orthodox Bishops' Conference of Germany:

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch

Russian Orthodox Church

Serbian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church

Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Georgian Orthodox Apostles Church

The chairman is ex officio Metropolitan Augoustinos Lambardakis of Germany, Exarch of Central Europe (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference has been the Episcopal Council Ipodiakon Nikolaus Thon (Russian Orthodox Church), treasurer. Pastor Radomir Kolundzić (Serbian Orthodox Church).

history

In Germany, an all- Orthodox organ had existed since 1994, namely an association of dioceses called the “ Commission of the Orthodox Church in Germany (abbreviated: KOKiD)”. The KOKiD has merged into the newly founded Bishops' Conference.

At their meeting in the Romanian metropolis in Nuremberg on February 27, 2010, the Orthodox Bishops of Germany unanimously decided to set up an Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany.

At the general assembly of the OBKD in Essen on November 13, 2010, a statute based on the specifications of the IV Preconciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference, which met in June 2009 in Chambésy near Geneva and decided to set up such bishops' conferences in the Orthodox diaspora, was adopted for the German Bishops' conference adopted and solemnly signed by all bishops (see the full text of the statutes on the OBKD website).

This implements the requirements of the Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference; this had outlined the objective of the new body as follows: “The task and responsibility of these bishops' conferences will be to ensure the visualization of the unity of Orthodoxy and the development of joint action by all Orthodox in each region to meet the pastoral needs of the Orthodox Christians living there common representation of all Orthodox to the non-Orthodox and to the entire society of this region, for the promotion of theological training and church education etc ”.

In 2017, the Bishops' Conference wrote to the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) that it was following the anniversary of the Reformation “with great interest and in a friendly relationship” and that it was happy to share some of the theological teachings with the Evangelical Christians.

Following the termination of the church fellowship with the Ecumenical Patriarchate by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 15, 2018, Archbishop Mark announced that the Russian Orthodox Church would suspend its participation in the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany. The previous general secretary, Ipodiakon Nikolaus Thon, also resigned until further notice.

Ecumenism

The Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany represents its affiliated Orthodox dioceses in the Working Group of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK). The Orthodox Church is represented on the board of the ACK by Archpriest Radu Constantin Miron (Brühl), the OBKD's representative for intra-Christian cooperation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Orthodox Church founds Bishops' Conference in Germany
  2. ↑ Press release of the Orthodox Bishops 'Conference: Orthodox Bishops' Conference formed in Germany (PDF; 306 kB), March 3, 2010
  3. ↑ Members of the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the official website@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.obkd.de  
  4. ↑ Commission of the Orthodox Church in Germany ( Memento from May 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany founded on bogoslov.ru
  6. ↑ Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany founded on rumorthodox.de
  7. ^ Orthodox Church founds Bishops' Conference in Germany on kathnet.de
  8. ↑ Orthodox churches in Germany establish bishops' conference on kathweb.at
  9. ↑ Création de l'Assemblée des évêques orthodoxes d'Allemagne  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Orthodoxy.com@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.orthodoxie.com  
  10. ↑ Orthodox bishops' conference can celebrate the anniversary of the Reformation as the “Christ year” Seventh-day Adventists, March 30, 2017
  11. ^ After a break between Moscow and Constantinople. Russians leave the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany , October 16, 2018, accessed on October 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ Member churches of the ACK ( Memento from June 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at www.oekumene-ack.de (accessed on September 24, 2012)