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Authors: NORBERT NAGY.
DOI: 10.24193/theol.cath.latina.2022.LXVII.2.04
Available online 28.12.2022
Available print 30.12.2022
pp. 89-97
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Abstract: The Benedictine monks of Pannonhalma (Hungary) decided 1991 to elect as their new Archabbot the then Auxiliary Bishop Asztrik Várszegi OsB of Esztergom-Budapest. With this extraordinary move we can witness how a (Titular) Bishop without pastoral jurisdiction receives his own flock (sC 41) by being elected to lead Hungary’s oldest monastery and only Territorial Abbey. This paper presents some remarkable liturgical and ecclesiological aspects of the liturgy, in which Bishop Asztrik was introduced as new Archabbot and Ordinary of his local Church. Also interesting is the fact, that he was elected by members of the Order with a solemn vow, both clerics and lay brothers, and later confirmed by the supreme Pontiff. For the synodal process, initiated by Pope Francis, the way of selecting bishops is a key theme. Bishop Asztrik’s election and appointment could be a striking example for how lay people in the future can get a more active and direct role in selecting their shepherds.
Keywords: Bishop, titular bishop, abbot, shepherd, local church, territorial abbey, Pannonhalma, ecclesiology, synodality, (s)election of bishops, Caeremoniale Episcoporum, Pontificale Romanum, Sacrosanctum Concilium.
