Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 69 No. 1, 1999.
Review article
Diocesan's Synod
Nikola Škalabrin
; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Djakovo, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Djakovo, Croatia
Abstract
The author describes the legal framework of bishops' synods. His main sources are: The Statute Book of canon-law, The Directory of pastoral bishop's service Ecclesiae Imago and Instructions/Guidelines for bishops' synods. The canon-law statute book allows regional law a wide range of possibilities which open up on the diocesan synod.
The bishop's synod introduces the most meaningful utterance of the bishop's community. It is of fundamental importance to the life and regulation of the bishops' community. In pastoral administration of the diocese, the bishop's synod takes a privileged place, and needs to be prepared and observed according to real needs of the diocese.
The synod has two parts: preparatory and celebratory. The preparatory rather that the celebratory phase makes up the most important and most difficult portion of the conference. The preparation committee should consist of representatives of all of God's people: Clerics, monks, and laymen. It is their responsibility to research the contents and to prepare the plan of resolutions for the conference session.
Keywords
Diocesan Bishop; convocation of the synod; preparation committee; synod members; synod book of regulations; synod session
Hrčak ID:
31526
URI
Publication date:
29.9.1999.
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