Church - Diocese of Trier on schedule for parish reform
The parish reform in the diocese of Trier is on schedule: At the beginning of 2024, there will already be 107 merged new parishes, said Trier Bishop Stephan Ackermann. In addition, there will be 61 existing parish communities that will merge to form new parishes. At the end of the reform, there should be a total of 165 to 170 larger parishes at the beginning of 2026. "This year, we even had the case of two parish communities merging to form a new parish," he said. This will be the case again in 2024 with two mergers.
By merging parishes, the diocese wants to replace its previously fragmented structures. Before the reform, 887 parishes were merged into a total of 172 parish communities. As part of the reform, 35 pastoral areas have also been established, in which people are to work together across parish boundaries. The pastoral areas replace the previous deaneries.
The reform plans are based on resolutions passed by a synod in 2016. The diocese of Trier includes a good 1.2 million Catholics in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Parish reform diocese of Trier
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- Bishop Stephan Ackermann, overseeing the diocese of Trier, is leading a parish reform initiative in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, aiming to combine 107 new parishes by the turn of 2024.
- The bishopric of Trier, currently comprising 887 parishes, plans to streamline its structure by merging parishes, with 61 existing communities to join the process in 2024.
- Born in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate region, Bishop Ackermann has set an ambitious goal for his diocese: to transform it into a collection of larger parishes, totaling 165 to 170 by 2026.
- Two parish communities in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, under Bishop Ackermann's guidance, have already commenced the process of merging, with additional mergers planned for 2024 in the diocese.
- Stephan Ackermann, bishop of the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland diocese of Trier, is working on a vast reform schedule, which entails the development of 35 new pastoral areas, replacing the previous deaneries.
Source: www.stern.de
