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Symposium, March 4 - 6, 2009
The Mission of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the
Life of the Universal Church and for the Modern World
Based on the experience of the Eastern Catholic Churches of
Byzantine Rite in Eastern and Central Europe

If you wish to attend this event, please contact us to receive an invitation or click here to register online:

Margret Seiberl
International Theological Institute
Kartause Maria Thron
A-3292 Gaming, AUSTRIA
Telephone: +43 7485 97570
Fax: +43 7485 97570 4
e-mail: m.seiberl@iti.ac.at

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Featuring

Welcome and Presentation of Symposium Theme

His Eminence Christoph Cardinal Schönborn
Archbishop of Vienna, Austria • Ordinary for Eastern Catholics in Austria

His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar
Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych • Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Represented by Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, Ukraine Bishop of the Curia of the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych

Conference Moderators

Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Rudolf Prokschi, Vienna, Austria, Director, Department of the Theology and History of the Christian Orient, Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna

Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, Lviv, Ukraine, Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University

Lectures

Relationship between the Greek-Catholic Churches in Europe and the Whole Church of Christ: Historical and Ecclesiological views

Dr. theol. Dr. h.c. Prof. Ernst Christoph Suttner, Vienna, Austria
Em. Professor for Patrology and the Eastern Church

A Church in the Christian Ecumene. The Romanian Church United with Rome: between Past and Future

Prof. Cesare Alzati, Milan, Italy
Professor of the History of Christian Churches, Catholic University of Milan

Rite, Country, the Eastern Church, and the Church sui juris - the Historical Development, the Current State and the Prospects with Regard to the Ecclesiological and Canonical Perception of the Greek-Catholic Churches

Prof. Rev. Cyril Vasyl’, Rome, Italy • Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute

On the Identity and Message of the Greek Catholic Church: Breaking Open the World of Denominations

Rev. Dr. Yury Avvakumov, Lviv, Ukraine, Dean of Humanities, Director of Classical, Byzantine and Medieval Studies, Ukrainian Catholic University

Ecclesial and National Identity of the Greek Catholic Churches of Central and Eastern Europe: Coherence and Discrepancy

Professor Dr. Oleh Turij, Lviv, Ukraine
Head of the Chair of Church History, Ukrainian Catholic University

Bishops’ Forum (Bishops discuss the theme from a pastoral perspective)

Welcome:
Bishop Klaus Küng,
Austria, Bishop of local diocese, St. Pölten

Presenters:
Bishop Florentine Crihalmeanu,
Romania, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla
Bishop Milan Chautur,
C.SS.R., Slovakia, Bishop of Košice
Bishop Hlib Lonchyna,
Ukraine, Bishop of the Curia of the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych

Other Attending Bishops

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J., Slovakia, Metropolitan, Archbishop of Prešov

Bishop Virgil Bercea, Romania, Bishop of Oradea Mare

Bishop Djura Džudžar, Serbia, Exarch of Serbia and Montenegro

Archimandrite Sergius Gajek, MIC, Belarus, Visitator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" for the Greek-Catholics in Belarus

Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R, France, Exarch of France for Eastern Rite Catholics

Bishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis, Hungary, Bishop of the Eparchy of Hajdúdorog

Bishop John M. Kudrick, USA, Bishop of the Eparchy of Parma

Bishop Alexandru Mesian, Romania, Bishop of Lugoj

Bishop Christo Proykov, Bulgaria, Apostolic Exarch in Bulgaria

Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz, Ukraine, Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych

Bishop Peter Rusnák, Slovakia, Bishop of Bratislava

Bishop Milan Šašik, Ukraine, Bishop of the Eparchy of Mukacevo

Bishop Joseph Werth, SJ, Russia, Bishop of the Diocese of Transfiguration of our Lord, Novosibirsk, Ordinary for Catholics of Eastern Rite in Russia, Chairman of the Russian Bishops Conference

Additional Information

Language
English – German Simultaneous translation

Registration Fee
General 75 €
Students 50 €

How to Register
Online at: www.iti.ac.at
Telephone: +43 7485 97570
Fax: +43 7485 97570 4
Email: m.seiberl@iti.ac.at

Registration Deadline
February 16th 2009

Direct inquiries to
Margret Seiberl m.seiberl@iti.ac.at

Meals and Hotels
Meals – A meal plan can be purchased for 55 Euro. This includes all lunches, dinners, and coffee breaks during the Symposium. Breakfast will normally be included with your hotel.

Hotels - See the attached list, or email m.seiberl@iti.ac.at

Banking details
International Theological Institute
Account Nr. 115.717
Raiffeisenbank Eisenwurzen NÖ
Bankstelle Gaming
BLZ 32.800
SWIFT: RLNWATWWSGP
IBAN: AT79 3280 0000 0011 5717

 

 

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