Concilium Germanicum

Concilium Germanicum is called a 742 meeting held on April 21 under the direction of Boniface reform synod of bishops Germanic.

The efforts of Boniface to reform the Germanic Church, culminating in reform synods. The first and most important was the Concilium Germanicum. As archbishop and emissary of Pope Boniface led the Synod which met on April 21, 742 at an unknown location. Besides Boniface attended the Synod in part six other bishops, Burghard (Würzburg ), rain Fried (Cologne), Winta ( Büraburg ), Willibald ( Eichstätt ), Dadanus (Erfurt ) and Edda ( Strasbourg). Was supported Synod of the Frankish house Meier Karl Mann, who officially convened. Boniface he looked at not as head of the Synod, but only as his advisor. Resolutions of the Synod proclaimed by Karl Mannheim as a general law.

It was decided, inter alia:

• Instead of the noble laymen, who ruled in some dioceses since the Lehnsvergabe by Charles Martel, were again put in charge of the dioceses bishops.
• Each bishop was to visitation by his parishes obliged, during which he made the confirmations. In this context, the custom arose, auxiliary bishops, called suffragan bishops to use to assist the bishop in his tasks. ( )
• The clergy had once a year during Lent his bishop against an account of his life and ministry leaders give. ( )
• At each Holy Thursday Mass to be held in which the bishop consecrated the holy oils, which had to be picked up for all the parishes of his diocese with him. ( )
• The clergy carry firearms and hunting was banned. ( )
• As a rule, the Rule of St. Benedict Monastery binding was required for all monasteries.

( ) These resolutions are still in force today.