New German diocese expands lay role in choosing bishop

A diocesan council will elect 16 lay people to help identify three candidates to succeed Münster’s Bishop Felix Genn

Münster will become the latest German diocese Friday to experiment with expanding the laity’s role in the selection of a new bishop.

Münster Cathedral, the cathedral church of Germany’s Münster diocese. Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “Münster, St.-Paulus-Dom -- 2014 -- 6847” / CC BY-SA 4.0.

A diocesan council will elect 16 lay people Feb. 7, who wil…