List of participants at the Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
In addition to Pope John Paul II, who served as president of the Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 1985, there were multiple other classes of participants. Archbishop Jan Pieter Schotte, CICM, served as Secretary General, Cardinal Godfried Danneels was the Relator General, and the Rev. Walter Kasper was the Special Secretary. The delegate presidents were cardinals John Krol, Joseph Malula, and Johannes Willebrands.[1] Overall, there were 165 cardinals, archbishops, and bishops[2][3] and ten observer-delegates.[4] No women were invited to participate.[5]
Eastern Catholic Churches edit
The Eastern Catholic Churches were represented by:
Representatives of episcopal conferences edit
The following bishops were presidents or representatives of episcopal conferences.[6] Unlike in ordinary general assemblies of the Synod of Bishops, where episcopal conferences can elect a bishop to represent them, in extraordinary general assemblies, the representative is almost always the episcopal conference's president.[5][8]
Africa edit
The Americas edit
Asia edit
Europe edit
Oceania edit
| Name | See | Episcopal conference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush | Brisbane | Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference |  Australia
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| Cardinal Thomas Williams | Wellington | New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference |  New Zealand
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| Bishop Gregory Singkai | Bougainville | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands |  Papua New Guinea
|
| Archbishop Petero Mataca | Suva | Episcopal Conference of the Pacific |  Fiji
|
Heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia edit
The following heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia attended:[7]
Papal invitees edit
There were additional members invited by Pope John Paul II:[6]
| Name | Office | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Rev. Hans Urs von Balthasar[6] | Theologian |  Switzerland
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| Cardinal Joseph Bernardin[3] | Archbishop of Chicago |  United States
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| Cardinal John Francis Dearden[2] | Archbishop emeritus of Detroit | United States
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| Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk[10] | Archbishop of Winnipeg |  Canada
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| Cardinal Franz König[6][11] | Archbishop emeritus of Vienna |  Austria
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| Cardinal John Krol | Archbishop of Philadelphia | United States
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| Cardinal Bernard Francis Law[2][7] | Archbishop of Boston | United States
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| Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider[2][6] | Archbishop of Fortaleza |  Brazil
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| Cardinal Henri de Lubac, SJ[6] | Theologian |  France
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| Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger[6] | Archbishop of Paris | France
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| Cardinal Friedrich Wetter[7] | Archbishop of Munich and Freising |  Germany
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| Cardinal Eugênio Sales | Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
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| Cardinal Ángel Suquía Goicoechea[7] | Archbishop of Madrid |  Spain
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Fraternal delegates edit
The following delegates represented non-Catholic organizations:[4]
References edit
- ^ a b - II ASSEMBLEA GENERALE STRAORDINARIA (25 NOVEMBRE-8 DICEMBRE 1985) "II EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY (25 NOVEMBER-8 DECEMBER 1985)". Holy See Press Office.
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- ^ a b c Briggs, Kenneth A. Briggs (1985-11-25). "John Paul Opens Synod of Bishops". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ a b Thomas, Washington Christopher (2015-04-24). The participation of non-Catholic Christian observers guest and fraternal delegates at the Second Vatican Council and Synods of Bishops a theological analysis. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. p. 158. ISBN 9788878393097.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Timothy G. (2012-04-16). The Catholic Tradition, Second Edition: The Church in the Twentieth Century. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 95. ISBN 9781620322352.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "An Extraordinary Synod". Crisis Magazine. 1986-01-01. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - May 25, 1985". www2.fiu.edu. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Okuma, Peter Chidi (2009). Empowerment of the Catholic Laity in the Nigerian Political Situation: An Hermeneutical Reading of Apostolicam Actuositatem (the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity) of Vatican II and Its Application to Concrete Situations. Peter Lang. p. 164. ISBN 9783631581827.
- ^ Dionne Jr., E. J. (1985-12-05). "U.S. Woman Protests With 'Mass,' in St. Peter's". The New York Times.
- ^ Higgins, Michael W.; Letson, Douglas R. (1987). "Canadian Participation in Episcopal Synods, 1967-1985" (PDF). Historical Studies. 54: 145–157.
- ^ "Revuelo en Roma por un libro sobre el cardenal Koenig". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). 1985-11-14. Retrieved 2017-06-24.