Drugi synod diecezji siedleckiej. Wybrane zagadnienia prawne i kanoniczne
The Second Synod of the Diocese of Siedlce. Selected Legal and Canonical Issues

Summary/Abstract: The present article tackles the event of the second Synod of the Siedlce Diocese. This article is divided into six sections. The introduction reminds of two failed attempts (1972 and 1989) to carry out a diocesan synod by Bishop John Mazur. In the following part, there emerged general considerations concerning synods, the Codex definition of the concept as well as a brief historical background of the institution of synods (before the Council of Trent, by Code of Canon Law/1917, the provisions of Vatican II and Code of Canon Law/1983). In the third part, the author analysed the organization and the statutes of the first Synod of Podlasie (Siedlce), conducted in 1923 by Bishop Henryk Przeździecki. The fourth part of the article was devoted to preparations for the Second Synod of the period from 2002 (the Diocese was assumed by Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski) till 2010. The most vital remarks are included in the fifth part of the article: the rules, goals, objectives and structure (the Synod’s committees and subcommittees) and also the work method during the Synod.

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