Looks like a prime target for replacement by AI. Hopefully no HR sycophants for the diocese are involved. Corporate lunacy to pick shepherds expected to lead their flock to heaven 🤷♂️
Agree. The application model would seem to require a certain minimum number of priests and parishes. Being in a small diocese, with only a couple parishes coming open each year, it would likely not work.
Of course, the advantage of being in a small diocese is that the Bishop and the personnel committee really know each of us. He doesn't need an application or a resume. We simple indicate our view of our current assignment:
Yes, in a very large diocese some kind of formal interview/application process seems necessary. In small to medium sized places, it might be helpful to know what, if any, vacancies there are so the bishop can discern with his priests what assignment would be best.
In my Midwestern Diocese we traditionally had to apply and interview with the priest personnel board. As the number of available priests who are not yet pastors decreases direct appointments are. Evoking more and more likely.
Unless you are from certain bits of Europe where concordats are in effect, there is normally minimal role for lay faithful in the usual process. This is to be expected and fine.
"when a parish vacancy arises" This is oddly passive phrasing within the context of pastors who move every six to twelve years and retire when they are 75. It also doesn't quite fit the model of bundling parishes together and assigning them all to one pastor. So the context must be very different. How do you have a vacant parish? Are we talking about death?
Looks like a prime target for replacement by AI. Hopefully no HR sycophants for the diocese are involved. Corporate lunacy to pick shepherds expected to lead their flock to heaven 🤷♂️
The “traditional Polish model” is not unique to Poland.
Agree. The application model would seem to require a certain minimum number of priests and parishes. Being in a small diocese, with only a couple parishes coming open each year, it would likely not work.
Of course, the advantage of being in a small diocese is that the Bishop and the personnel committee really know each of us. He doesn't need an application or a resume. We simple indicate our view of our current assignment:
"I'm not moving!"
"I'm fine. Whatever you need."
"Get me out of here!"
Yes, in a very large diocese some kind of formal interview/application process seems necessary. In small to medium sized places, it might be helpful to know what, if any, vacancies there are so the bishop can discern with his priests what assignment would be best.
I was wondering how much of this was related to bishops not knowing their priests very well.
In my Midwestern Diocese we traditionally had to apply and interview with the priest personnel board. As the number of available priests who are not yet pastors decreases direct appointments are. Evoking more and more likely.
Doesn't seem to have much of a role for the lay faithful.
Unless you are from certain bits of Europe where concordats are in effect, there is normally minimal role for lay faithful in the usual process. This is to be expected and fine.
Right, because they have done such a stellar job protecting our children. Why would the laity care who is bishop with that track record?
"when a parish vacancy arises" This is oddly passive phrasing within the context of pastors who move every six to twelve years and retire when they are 75. It also doesn't quite fit the model of bundling parishes together and assigning them all to one pastor. So the context must be very different. How do you have a vacant parish? Are we talking about death?