Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz

The Diocese of Görlitz (Latin: Dioecesis Gorlicensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Germany and includes the Lower Lausitz in Brandenburg and the north-eastern part of Upper Lusatia, part of the Free State of Saxony. This is the diocese in the Diaspora.

  • 6.1 monasteries
  • 7.1 churches
  • 7.2 pilgrimage sites

History

Prehistory

From the Reformation to the Congress of Vienna

After the Reformation, the Catholic Church being in the Electorate of Brandenburg and the two Lusatias was practically gone. Only the Cistercian monastery Neuzelle and the parishes Jauernick, which belonged to the Cistercian convent of Marienthal and Wittichenau to the Cistercian convent Marienstern remained Catholic. After a big part of Lusatia fell to Prussia as a result of the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the territory of today's diocese was annexed by the Bull " De salute animarum " the diocese of Breslau.

Archdiocese of Wroclaw

In the Archdiocese of Wroclaw elected after the death of Archbishop Adolf Bertram Breslau on July 6, 1945, the cathedral chapter of Breslau on July 16, the dean Ferdinand Piontek to the vicar. On August 12, the Primate of Poland, Cardinal August Hlond, Piontek led to the abandonment of the located now under Polish administration part of the Archdiocese east of the Oder -Neisse border. At the same time informed Hlond the now Polish diocese share in three counties and already appointed on 15 August 1945 the Apostolic Administrators:

  • Karol Milik Wroclaw
  • Bolesław Kominek for Opole and
  • Edmund Nowicki for Landsberg d Warta

The Administrators have been established with effect from 1 September in their office. As it turned out later, Hlonds special powers not related to the former German dioceses, so that they had no canonical basis.

Archbishop Ordinariate Breslau / branch Görlitz

In September 1945, the Breslau Domkapitularen prelate Ludwig Cuno (* July 15, 1881 Kassel, † August 1, 1949 Görlitz), brother of the Chancellor ( November 1922-August 1923 ), Wilhelm Cuno, and Emanuel Tinschert ( 1883-1968 ) a branch the Generalvikariats Breslau set up for the west of the Oder and Lusatian Neisse -lying parts of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw. Chapter Vicar Ferdinand Piontek, who was at that time still in Wroclaw, confirmed in a letter of 2 November 1945, this establishment. In addition to the diocesan administration in the diocesan area west of the Oder- Neisse line, it was the object of the Görlitz branch, contact to keep the scattered in all the dioceses in Germany Breslauer priests and students of theology, which was the remaining chapters in Wroclaw vicar hardly possible.

Archbishop's Office Görlitz

In July 1946, the Archbishop's Office Görlitz was established as the successor entity. This change of name was necessary because Chapter Vicar Ferdinand Piontek had left Breslau on 9 July 1946 and initially turned to Peine near Hanover. In March 1947, finally came to Goerlitz Piontek and took there his duties as a chapter Vicar of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw. With the establishment of the Apostolic Administration of Görlitz on June 28, 1972 went out the Archbishop's Office Görlitz.

Apostolic Administration

After the ratification of the German - Polish treaty decreed by Pope Paul VI. with the Apostolic Constitution Episcoporum Poloniae of 28 June 1972, the canonical restructuring of the former German dioceses. This includes the area around Görlitz and Cottbus was separated as Apostolic Administration of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw.

Diocese of Görlitz

The Governorship, Pope John Paul II on 27 June 1994, finally, with the Apostolic Constitution Solet usque for independent diocese, which was assigned to the Archdiocese of Berlin suffragan. Studuit With the Apostolic Letter Semper confirmed John Paul II on 21 September of the same year the St. Hedwig of Silesia as a diocese saint.

The diocese is today, in terms of number Catholics, by far the smallest Catholic diocese in Germany.

Diocese of Arms

The six silver lilies on a red background illustrate the previous affiliation of the diocese area for the Archdiocese of Breslau, while the black re- cross and the black mussel on a gold ground, the former Apostolic Administration of Görlitz with the two church centers Görlitz (James Shell / Episcopal Church ) and Neuzelle (former Cistercian abbey / pilgrimage and seminary ) symbolize. These signs as clues to the origin are supported by a bridge that spans the personal coat of arms of Saint Jadwiga (red- silver - red stripes and two black lion on a gold background ). Following in the footsteps of St. Hedwig therefore the efforts of the diocese to understanding and connectedness to the neighboring Polish people shall expressed werden.Besonders impressive this bridge function of the diocese came at the commemoration of the 750th death anniversary of St. Hedwig of Silesia in October 1993 expressed. A sign of solidarity between German and Polish Catholics is also the every four -yearly joint procession across the border.

Diocese of Holy

  • St. Hedwig

Bishops

  • See also: List of Bishops of Görlitz

Chapter and Vicars Apostolic Administrator prior to the survey to the diocese 1945-1994

The following people managed to remaining in Germany residual part of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw west of the Oder -Neisse border and the Apostolic Administration of Görlitz was raised to this in 1994 to the Diocese of Görlitz. They were titular bishops of their extinct Archdiocese ( Can. 376 CIC) and Auxiliary Bishops in (and not ) Görlitz. The Archbishop Ordinariate Breslau / branch Görlitz and the Archbishop's Office and the Apostolic Administration of Görlitz Görlitz they conducted as a chapter or Vicar Apostolic Administrator.

Titular Bishop of Barca and auxiliary bishop in the Archbishop's Office Görlitz ( 1959 ) and Chapter Vicar of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw based in Görlitz, later Archbishop's Office Görlitz

(1970-1987 Bishop of Meissen later Dresden -Meißen )

Diocese outline

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Görlitz and Berlin was divided in the rearrangement of 1 September 2004 in the three deaneries.

  • Deanery Cottbus- Neuzelle
  • Deanery Lubben - Senftenberg
  • Deanery Görlitz - Wittichenau

Church institutions

Monasteries

  • Franciscan monastery, on the Neisse River Meadows 91, 02827 Görlitz
  • Franciscan Sisters of Reute, Merz Str 49, 02977 Hoyerswerda
  • Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Charles Borromeo, Carolusstraße 212, 02827 Görlitz

Culture and sights

Churches

  • Cathedral of St. James (Görlitz )
  • Church buildings in the Diocese of Görlitz
  • Holy Cross (Görlitz Old Town ) was built from 1850 to 1853; restoration 1995
  • St. Hedwig ( Rauschwalde ) built in 1967/1968; 1997 upgrade
  • St. John and Francis ( Weinhübel )
  • St. Wenceslaus ( Jauernick )

Pilgrimage Places

  • Monastery Neuzelle; Family and Youth Pilgrimage
  • Wittichenau -Rosenthal; Children pilgrimage
  • Bloischdorf; ecumenical pilgrimage on foot
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