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Open Question: Financing of Pastoral Work at Inter-parish and Diocesan Levels
Đuro Hranić
; Catholic faculty of Theology in Đakovo, University J. J. Strossmayer of Osijek
Abstract
In the introduction of the article the author presents the financial resources of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre (Pastoral Department of the Diocesan Ordinariate), together with pastoral work promoted and organised by the Centre at diocesan and regional levels. Then he explains the different approaches of parish communities towards financial support of theological – pastoral formation of their own pastoral associates and towards pastoral programs at diocesan and regional levels, through which a modified pastoral approach to marginal groups of the faithful is being realised. In theological-pastoral formation of their very parishioners (organised at diocesan and regional levels for practical reasons) parish communities recognise a direct benefit for their own parishes, therefore they are more willing to provide material funds for these kinds of pastoral work in the diocese. Parish communities do not see any direct benefit in the work with special groups and marginal groups of the faithful, so this kind of work is financed by Diocesan Pastoral Centre for the time being. In the conclusion of the article the author presents concrete propositions on how to provide the necessary funds for the above stated forms and areas of pastoral work in the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem.
Keywords
Parish; diocese; pastoral work; financing of pastoral work
Hrčak ID:
40152
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Publication date:
30.6.2005.
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