German archdiocese forms lay group to help elect next archbishop
The see in central Germany is expected to fall vacant soon.
A German archdiocese has begun to select lay people who it hopes will help to choose its next archbishop.
The Archdiocese of Paderborn announced on Sept. 5 that it had chosen the first nine members of a lay group composed of both men and women by drawing lots.
The see in central Germany, which was established in the year 799, is expected to fall vacant so…