Great restructuring in the Eisenstadt diocese: Who are the new ones?

Great restructuring in the Eisenstadt diocese: Who are the new ones?

In the Diocese of Eisenstadt, the current restructuring of pastoral care causes excitement and many changes. Backgrounds and details have now become public when it comes to believers and the affected communities. With great regret, the diocese must announce the discharge of Pastor Günther Kroiss. The popular clergyman had to take office for health reasons after led the parishes in the pastoral room "An der Leitha".

his successor becomes Martin Nin parampics, who was previously active as a parish vicar in Eisenstadt. These changes are part of the new structure, which includes the pastoral room "Zur Saint Family", which includes the parishes Loretto, Stotzing and Leithaprodersdorf. At the top is Pastor Stefan Vukits, who, in collaboration with two parish moderators, Anton Ratelis and Clifford Eshiemokhai Ayegwalo, who will design pastoral care on site.

New staff in the diocese

In addition, Alex Joseph Vellapally will take over the parishes of Andau, St. Andrä am Zicksee and toad in the pastoral room "Heideboden". Andreas Stipsits will switch to the temporary program in Eisenstadt-Oberberg, Eisenstadt-Kleinhöflein and in the Deanery of Trausdorf. There is another personnel -related change
For Julian Anton Heissenberger, who takes the position of the lawyer on the episcopal diocesan.

Another sad ending experiences the term of office of Hubert Anton, who also for health reasons as pastor of the parishes Rechnitz, Markt Neuhodis and Weiden b. R. had to be dismissed. His successor becomes David Andreas Grandits, who as a parish moderator changes to the parishes mentioned. Marko Zadravec will work in the pastoral room "Seliger Carlo Acutis" in the future, while Christian Leitner, formerly Raphael Cop, will take over the moderation of the future pastor "Maria Helferin".

reforms also in other dioceses

These changes in the Eisenstadt diocese symbolically stand for a comprehensive reform process within the Catholic Church in Austria. These efforts are not only limited to local aspects, but also find their echo in other regions. An example of this is the parish council in the Archdiocese of Cologne, which has resigned in protest against the transfer of the senior pastor. As part of the "Finding" process, the members complained about a lack of say and see the reforms critically, since in their opinion they do not offer any real comment options and rather aim at the merger of communities. Such incidents and reforms reveal the challenge of maintaining contact with the believers and at the same time adapting the existing structures.

As explained, the Archdiocese of Cologne is strongly challenged by the changes and the associated protests. A renewal is also sought to cope with the decline in the number of Catholics and the challenges in the financial sector.

These developments in Eisenstadt and Cologne show that the Catholic Church faces a profound transformation that focuses not only on the structures, but also the relationship with its believers. Many questions remain open, but the adjustments seem to be unavoidable to meet the different needs of the communities.

The ongoing discussions within the diocese and across the board reflect the current change and difficulties that influence the life of faith. However, despite the challenges, there is hope that these reforms will find more people into the church in the future.