The dissertation entitled "Formation of the catechists laymen in the Czech and Moravian dioceses (1990 - 2015)" focuses on the development of the formation of lay catechists in Czech and Moravian dioceses in the last twenty five years. With a view to the official catholic documents referring to the formation of lay catechists, this work is aimed to evaluate the fundamental and lifelong formation of catechists in particular dioceses. The dissertation is based on a combined research consisting of inquiries, which are being answered due to a solid insight into documents of dioceses, internal documents of diocesan catechetical centres as well as surveys and interviews with heads of catechetical centres and witnesses of the historical activity of these centres. The practical part contains charts. Final part of the dissertation indicates advantages of this work which can be used in future following research on the subject of formation of lay catechists in the Czech Republic. Keywords catechists - fundamental formation - lifelong formation - diocesan catechetical centre - service - education

The thesis deals with teaching liturgics and related disciplines in Catholic theological faculties and diocesan theological vocational schools in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia in the period 1900-1968, the study plans, the concept of individual educators and their textbooks. It compares extant schoolbooks of liturgics within each period. The ultimate goal is to partially reconstruct the state of teaching liturgics within a defined period before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

The dissertation entitled "Formation of the catechists laymen in the Czech and Moravian dioceses (1990 - 2015)" focuses on the development of the formation of lay catechists in Czech and Moravian dioceses in the last twenty five years. With a view to the official catholic documents referring to the formation of lay catechists, this work is aimed to evaluate the fundamental and lifelong formation of catechists in particular dioceses. The dissertation is based on a combined research consisting of inquiries, which are being answered due to a solid insight into documents of dioceses, internal documents of diocesan catechetical centres as well as surveys and interviews with heads of catechetical centres and witnesses of the historical activity of these centres. The practical part contains charts. Final part of the dissertation indicates advantages of this work which can be used in future following research on the subject of formation of lay catechists in the Czech Republic. Keywords catechists - fundamental formation - lifelong formation - diocesan catechetical centre - service - education

Le gallicanisme et la poésie liturgique, quels sont les liens ? Le gallicanisme, produit des doctrines des « libertés de l’Église gallicane » et source de toute sorte de contestations qui atteignirent leur point culminant à l’époque, fut responsable du renouveau liturgique opéré en France à partir du dernier tiers du XVIIe et pendant le XVIIIe siècle. Son effet bouleversant des assises traditionnelles, politiques et religieuses, de la société française joua contradictoirement un rôle positif en tant qu’il avait poussé l’enthousiasme religieux et patriotique. A cette époque-là, l’Église en France devint le principal représentant des doctrines gallicanes prônant des valeurs historiques et nationales du passé. Le gallicanisme a trouvé sa réplique dans le « néo-gallicanisme », terme non défini, qui exprime naturellement une nostalgie du passé. Ainsi, le gallicanisme a provoqué un mouvement du retour aux rites, usages et fêtes anciens dans les pratiques liturgiques à l'époque, codifiées dans les livres liturgiques nommés « néo-gallicans ». L’indépendance en face de la tradition liturgique romaine professée par le gallicanisme et le jansénisme a autorisé l’entrée de nouvelles proses dans les liturgies en France. Un seul aspect du chant liturgique des proses modernes montre dans quelle mesure on a transgressé les règles traditionnelles propres à la liturgie romaine. Le caractère principal des proses modernes est leur aspect national manifesté par le sentiment de fierté pour la France. Les proses liturgiques composées à l’époque dans les diocèses et les monastères ont beaucoup contribué à la solennité et à l’importance de nouvelles liturgies en France. / The gallicanism and the liturgical poetry, what are the common points ? The gallicanism resulting of “les libertés de l’Église gallicane” was the reason of all the political and religious debates, attained their extreme points at the epoch. It was responsible for the liturgical revival in France that took place from the end of the XVIIth and during the XVIIIth century, including the chant. Its destructive impact on political and religious social foundations contradictorily played the positive role as it had spurred on the religious patriotic enthusiasm. At that time, the Church of France became the main agent to express the gallican doctrines advocating the historical and national past values. The gallicanism found its reply in the “néo-gallicanisme”, indefinite term, expressing naturally the nostalgia of the past. So, the gallicanism provoked the movement of return to the past rites, uses and feasts in the liturgical practice, codified at the time in the liturgical books named “néo-gallicans”. The independence regarding the roman Church tradition professed by the gallicanism and the jansenism authorized the entry of the new poetry in the diocesan liturgies in France. Only one aspect of the chant of modern proses shows to what extent the traditional rules of the roman liturgy were broken. The main character of the modern proses is their patriotic aspect demonstrating the feelings of pride for France. The modern liturgical proses had contributed to the solemn celebrations and, so, to more importance of the new liturgies in France.

This work focuses on youth ministry, which implements youth leaders working in selected diocesan centers of youth life (DCŽM). The author defines the basic terms and on the basis of church documents and literature sets pastoral theological and pedagogical principles and criteria youth ministry after the 2nd Vatican Council. These criteria apply and compares with educational and pastoral objectives youth leaders who operate in selected DCŽM. The aim of the employees of each DCŽM is to pass the values of Lived Gospel to match the current changing desires and needs of youth.

SANTOS, Aída Medeiros. A diocese do Crato e a importância do Colégio Diocesiano para a sua manutenção 1914-1960. 2011. 96f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2011. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-02-18T14:54:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-AMSANTOS.pdf: 932967 bytes, checksum: f88d7cc391199927e3ee866c675678c6 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-02-18T14:58:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-AMSANTOS.pdf: 932967 bytes, checksum: f88d7cc391199927e3ee866c675678c6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-02-18T14:58:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-AMSANTOS.pdf: 932967 bytes, checksum: f88d7cc391199927e3ee866c675678c6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / The Catholic Church, in the course of its history, intended and implemented projects that make feasible his maintenance in the power in all the social fields: political, economical, cultural and education. We will give emphasis to the education, which action is oriented for the formation of intellectual elite that was defending the ideals of this institution. In the end of the nineteenth century, with the break of the ecclesiastical patronage and the advent of new churches disputing the Brazilian territory, the Church starts to be concerned by a more conservative formation, attempting to stop the demonstrations of a popular Catholicism that were appearing in Brazil. Seminars and schools were created all over Brazil, with the catholic religion spreading goal, by means of the Brazilian education romanizing process. This work attempts to ally the themes about religion and education, dealing with the Catholic Church actions about the Creation of the Diocese in Crato and the Diocesan College in order to undertake the project that made feasible the maintenance of catholic power. The central objective is to analyze this process, aiming to understand the sociocultural role fulfilled by this educational institution in Crato city. Along his history, Crato was strongly orientated by the Catholic religion which imprints its presence since the Priest Ibiapina arrival and his charity institutions. The Catholic Church activity on Crato reflects the intellectuals’ formation that later defended this institution in several fronts, for instance the diocese host contest against Juazeiro’s Priest Cícero. In fact, the study of the religion and history of education in the Ceará will serve as theoretical outline to reaffirm the power of Catholic Institution. / A Igreja Católica, no decorrer da sua história, pensou e implementou projetos que viabilizassem a sua manutenção no poder em todos os campos sociais: político, econômico, cultural e educacional. Daremos ênfase à educação, cuja ação estava direcionada para a formação de uma elite intelectual que defendesse os ideais desta instituição. No final do séc. XIX, com a quebra do padroado e o advento de novas igrejas disputando o território brasileiro, a Igreja passa a preocupar-se com uma formação mais conservadora, numa tentativa de barrar as manifestações de um catolicismo popular que surgiam no Brasil. Seminários e escolas foram criadas em todo o Brasil, com o objetivo de difundir a religião católica, no processo de romanização da educação brasileira. Este trabalho tenta aliar as temáticas sobre religião e educação, envolvendo as ações da Igreja Católica acerca da Criação da Diocese do Crato e do Colégio Diocesano para empreender o seu projeto que viabilizava a manutenção do seu poder. Com o objetivo central de analisar tal processo, buscou-se o entendimento do papel sociocultural desempenhado por esta instituição de ensino na cidade do Crato. Ao longo de sua história, Crato foi fortemente orientado pela religião Católica que marca sua presença desde a chegada do Padre Ibiapina e suas instituições de caridade. A atuação da Igreja Católica no Crato reflete na formação de intelectuais que defenderam esta instituição em várias frentes, a exemplo da disputa para sediar a diocese contra o Padre Cícero do Juazeiro. Com efeito, o estudo da religião e da história da educação no Ceará servirá de arcabouço teórico para reafirmar o poder desta Instituição.

Dans une démarche scientifique liant la tradition et l'innovation, cette recherche s'inscrit dans la continuité historique, tout d'abord celle de l'histoire culturelle, du patrimoine, initiée par les premiers travaux portant sur les politiques patrimoniales et les administrations responsables: le Conseil supérieur des Beaux-arts et la thèse de Marie-Claude Genet-Delacroix, l'institution des musées et la patrimonialisation étudiées par Dominique Poulot, puis dans la continuité de l'histoire générale de la restauration, avec les travaux de Jean-Michel Léniaud portant sur le service des Edifices diocésains et des cathédrales, et l'ouvrage de Françoise Bercé traitant des Monuments historiques; et l'innovation en abordant dans ces travaux la question de la restauration à l'œuvre dans une étude comparée des trois chantiers des cathédrales gothiques Notre-Dame de Reims, Notre-Dame de Laon et Notre-Dame de Paris de 1789 à 1914. Au carrefour entre de l'histoire religieuse, de l'histoire de l'art et de l'histoire politique, cette thèse porte sur la restauration monumentale en tant que concept politique, administratif, technique et esthétique, appliqué à tous les monuments anciens, dont les cathédrales gothiques : mais du concept à sa réalisation concrète s'interposent nombre d'actions, de professionnels (maîtres d'œuvres et maîtres d'ouvrages) et interviennent nombre d'obstacles et de facteurs qui en diversifient l'application et la mise en œuvre. Cette étude est une analyse comparée des conditions, des programmes, des modalités et des techniques déployés au XIXe siècle dans les chantiers de ces trois cathédrales. / The scientific approach conducting the present piece of research combines both tradition and innovation; historical continuity on one hand – first of heritage and cultural history – initiated by the first studies on heritage policies and responsible administrations: the “Conseil supérieur des Beaux-arts” and Marie-Claude Genet-Delacroix's thesis, the early museums and the associated heritage effect studied by Dominique Poulot, then continuity of a general history of restoration and the Jean-Michel Léniaud's papers on the “service des Edifices diocésains” and cathedrals, and Françoise Bercé's book on the “Monuments historiques”; innovation on the other hand by focusing here on the question of restoration at work in a comparative study of three gothic cathedrals work sites – Our Lady of Rheims, Our Lady of Laon and Our Lady of Paris – from 1789 to 1914. Intersecting religious history, art history and political history, this research deals with monumental restoration as a political, administrative, technical and aesthetical concept and its application to every ancient monument including gothic cathedrals: but from a concept to its tangible realisation lie numerous actions and professionals (contractors and owners) as well as numerous hindrances and factors that diversify its application and implementation. This study is a comparative analysis of the conditions, programs, modes and technics employed during the 19th century on the three restoration sites.

The first part of the doctoral thesis approaches its topic from the historical point of view: firstly, it summarises the history of the Diocese of Litoměřice from the erection of the Chapter of Canons in 1057; secondly, it briefly describes the history of the Diocese from its foundation in 1655 to 1989; thirdly, the events from 1989 to 2010 are discussed in detail, i.e. the episcopacy of Msgr. Josef Koukl after 15 years of vacant see in the context of the reconstruction of the Diocese after the fall of the communist regime, the situation in the Diocese during the episcopacy of Bishop Pavel Posád, the following period when the Diocese was administered by Dominik Duka and finally the time after Bishop Jan Baxant took canonical possession. The second part of the doctoral thesis is divided into six chapters and approaches the chosen period thematically according to the branches of the Canon Law. It tackles the governance of the Diocese, personnel and territorial-administrative matters, the exercise of the legislative, administrative and judicial power within the establishment and application of the Canon Law from 1990 to 2010. The thesis investigates activities of the Diocesan Bishops, of the Vicars General and Episcopal Vicars and of the Diocesan Curia; it deals with the exercise of the judicial power...

Cette thèse traite de l’impact de l’économie congolaise sur la pastorale du diocèse d’Idiofa, de la gestion de ce diocèse et de leurs répercussions sur le ministère des prêtres. Après plusieurs années de son érection, le diocèse d’Idiofa subit présentement les conséquences de la crise économique congolaise. Sa pastorale est malade, en panne et même bloquée. Partout, il n’y pas d’argent, les caisses sont vides, on ne peut ni manger ni célébrer l’Eucharistie. On assiste à la démotivation presque généralisée des prêtres : refus des obédiences ou contestation des affectations, séjours prolongés et études à l’étranger, absence, ignorance ou mystère des finances. Les gens et les prêtres sont de plus en plus pauvres. Cela contraste avec la croissance numérique des prêtres dans le diocèse d’Idiofa. À y regarder de près, cette croissance masque mal une énigme. Avec la pauvreté grandissante, on aurait dû s’attendre à une diminution du nombre des prêtres. Or, tel n’est pas le cas. On assiste à un phénomène inverse dans le diocèse d’Idiofa. À quoi est dû cet état de chose? Promotion sociale, recherche du bien être matériel? Hausse des vocations? Le problème paraît banal, mais c’est une question pratique qui nous conduit à une prise de conscience de notre agir et de notre identité ecclésiaux. Cette thèse aidera à saisir les enjeux en cause et leurs conséquences sur le ministère des prêtres et sur la population. Elle nous éclairera sur l’incapacité de notre Église locale à s’assumer et à réagir de façon réaliste dans notre contexte propre. L’écart est énorme entre sa théorie et sa pratique. Cette thèse vise une Église locale nouvelle qui se veut active, pratique et qui n’a pas le droit de méconnaître les problèmes des prêtres et des gens en situation difficile. S’il est vrai que le modèle ecclésial actuel est élaboré en fonction des défis et des aspirations des communautés diocésaines, comment expliquer que la même Église puisse reléguer aux oubliettes les problèmes économiques qui conditionnent la vie réelle des prêtres et des gens? La communauté diocésaine peut-elle se bâtir en négligeant l’aspect économique? Malgré la vitalité actuelle de l’Église du diocèse en termes numériques, liturgiques et sacramentaires, de graves insuffisances témoignent de sa paralysie actuelle et rendent l’avenir incertain : misère croissante des masses, mauvaise gestion, dépendance accrue, etc. Cette thèse veut que notre Église locale se sente interpellée dans son agir pastoral par ce problème économique. Une nouvelle orientation ou organisation pastorale s’avère donc nécessaire pour la subsistance et la croissance de notre Église et de son milieu. Notre thèse comprend sept chapitres. Le premier dresse un portrait économique de la République Démocratique du Congo avec ses immenses richesses et la crise qu’elle traverse tant au plan politique que économique. Le deuxième analyse l’écart entre les prises de position audacieuses de l’Église congolaise dans ce contexte et sa pratique cléricale et institutionnelle plus conservatrice. Le troisième décrit la situation pastorale du diocèse d’Idiofa, du ministère de brousse jusqu’à la gestion diocésaine en passant par ses diverses pastorales sectorielles. On y trouve l’exposé des faiblesses et des forces de ce diocèse. Le quatrième analyse la situation économique du diocèse tant en rapport avec la crise congolaise qu’avec les dynamiques internes du diocèse. On y voit émerger par exemple, la dépendance envers Rome, le favoritisme et le tribalisme financiers, la perte de moyens de production propres au diocèse, la pauvreté du clergé et, évidemment, des fidèles et des gens du diocèse. Le cinquième chapitre réévalue les progrès théologiques (adaptation, pierres d’attente, inculturation, reconstruction, libération et contextuelle) et des pratiques pastorales du diocèse en regard de sa réalité actuelle. Le sixième propose une interprétation théologique de la crise économique du diocèse d’Idiofa en fonction de l’Évangile, du salut considéré comme salut global concernant la transformation des structures historiques, de la mission de l’Église d’annoncer ce salut en paroles et en actes. Le septième et dernier chapitre propose une analyse des implications éthiques et ecclésiales. Il présente aussi quelques voies pastorales susceptibles de favoriser la prise en mains des communautés par elles-mêmes et l’assainissement des finances du diocèse : pastorales du grenier, des mains sales et du jardin partagé. La conclusion générale de la thèse rappelle les idées-forces et propose des pistes de solution. / This thesis relates the impact of the congolese economy on the pastoral diocese of Idiofa, the administration of the diocese and its repercussions on the ministry of the priests. After several years of establishment, the diocese of Idiofa is presently subjected to the consequences of the congolese economic crisis. Its pastoral is sick, broken and even blocked. The lack of money is everywhere, cash reserves are empty, we can neither eat nor celebrate the Eucharist. We are living an almost general de-motivation of priests: refusal of obedience or contestation of appointments, prolonged stays and studies abroad, absences, ignorance or “mystery of finances”. The people and the priests are poorer than ever. This contrasts with the growing number of priests in the diocese of Idiofa. At a closer range this growth badly masks an enigma. With the growing poverty a decrease in the number of priests was to be expected. However this is not the case as we witness an opposite phenomenon in the diocese of Idiofa. Why is this happening? Social promotion, a search for material comfort? An increase in vocations? The problem seems trite, but it is a practical question that leads to a matter of conscience in regards to our actions and our ecclesiastic identity. This thesis will help to grasp the stakes and the consequences of the Congolese economy on the ministry of priests and on the population. It will reveal the incapability of our local Church to assume its responsibilities and react realistically to the proper context. The disparity between its theory and practice is enormous. This thesis aims for a new active and practical local Church that does not refuse to acknowledge the problems facing priests and people in difficult situations. If the actual ecclesial model is in truth elaborated to function with the challenges and aspirations of the diocesan communities, how do we explain that this same Church forgets the economic problems that condition the actual life of the priests and the people? Can the diocesan community continue to build and grow by neglecting the economic aspect? Despite the actual numerical, liturgical and sacramental vitality of the diocesan Church, serious internal insufficiencies are a cause of its present paralysis and a threat to its uncertain future. This thesis wants our local Church to be concerned by the economical problems through its pastoral actions. A new pastoral orientation or organization is thus necessary for the subsistence and growth of our Church and its environment. Our thesis consists of seven chapters. The first depicts a socio- economic portrait of the Democratic Congo Republic with its immense riches and the present political and economic crisis. The second analyzes the disparity between the audacious positions of the Congolese Church in this context and its more conservative clerical and institutional practices. The third describes the pastoral situation of the diocese of Idiofa, from the backward ministry to the diocesan administration through its diverse pastoral sectionals. We expose the diocesan weaknesses and forces. The fourth analyzes the diocesan economic situation in regards to the congolese crisis and its internal diocesan dynamics. For example we see the emergence of a dependence towards Rome, the tribal financial favoritism, the loss of means of personal diocesan production, the poverty of the clergy, and furthermore of the faithful and the people of the diocese. The fifth chapter re-evaluates the theological progress (theologies of adaptation, waiting stones, enculturation, liberation, contextual and reconstruction) and pastoral practices of the diocese with regard to its actual reality. The sixth proposes a theological interpretation of the economic crisis in the diocese of Idiofa in virtue of the Gospel, of salvation considered as global salvation concerning the transformation of historical structures, the mission of the Church to announce salvation in word and deed. The seventh and last chapter proposes an analysis of ethic and ecclesial implications. It also presents some pastoral ways susceptible of favoring the self leadership of communities and the stabilization of diocesan finances: pastoral of the attics, dirty hands and garden sharing. The general conclusion of the thesis recalls strong ideas and proposes solutions.

Cette thèse traite de l’impact de l’économie congolaise sur la pastorale du diocèse d’Idiofa, de la gestion de ce diocèse et de leurs répercussions sur le ministère des prêtres. Après plusieurs années de son érection, le diocèse d’Idiofa subit présentement les conséquences de la crise économique congolaise. Sa pastorale est malade, en panne et même bloquée. Partout, il n’y pas d’argent, les caisses sont vides, on ne peut ni manger ni célébrer l’Eucharistie. On assiste à la démotivation presque généralisée des prêtres : refus des obédiences ou contestation des affectations, séjours prolongés et études à l’étranger, absence, ignorance ou mystère des finances. Les gens et les prêtres sont de plus en plus pauvres. Cela contraste avec la croissance numérique des prêtres dans le diocèse d’Idiofa. À y regarder de près, cette croissance masque mal une énigme. Avec la pauvreté grandissante, on aurait dû s’attendre à une diminution du nombre des prêtres. Or, tel n’est pas le cas. On assiste à un phénomène inverse dans le diocèse d’Idiofa. À quoi est dû cet état de chose? Promotion sociale, recherche du bien être matériel? Hausse des vocations? Le problème paraît banal, mais c’est une question pratique qui nous conduit à une prise de conscience de notre agir et de notre identité ecclésiaux. Cette thèse aidera à saisir les enjeux en cause et leurs conséquences sur le ministère des prêtres et sur la population. Elle nous éclairera sur l’incapacité de notre Église locale à s’assumer et à réagir de façon réaliste dans notre contexte propre. L’écart est énorme entre sa théorie et sa pratique. Cette thèse vise une Église locale nouvelle qui se veut active, pratique et qui n’a pas le droit de méconnaître les problèmes des prêtres et des gens en situation difficile. S’il est vrai que le modèle ecclésial actuel est élaboré en fonction des défis et des aspirations des communautés diocésaines, comment expliquer que la même Église puisse reléguer aux oubliettes les problèmes économiques qui conditionnent la vie réelle des prêtres et des gens? La communauté diocésaine peut-elle se bâtir en négligeant l’aspect économique? Malgré la vitalité actuelle de l’Église du diocèse en termes numériques, liturgiques et sacramentaires, de graves insuffisances témoignent de sa paralysie actuelle et rendent l’avenir incertain : misère croissante des masses, mauvaise gestion, dépendance accrue, etc. Cette thèse veut que notre Église locale se sente interpellée dans son agir pastoral par ce problème économique. Une nouvelle orientation ou organisation pastorale s’avère donc nécessaire pour la subsistance et la croissance de notre Église et de son milieu. Notre thèse comprend sept chapitres. Le premier dresse un portrait économique de la République Démocratique du Congo avec ses immenses richesses et la crise qu’elle traverse tant au plan politique que économique. Le deuxième analyse l’écart entre les prises de position audacieuses de l’Église congolaise dans ce contexte et sa pratique cléricale et institutionnelle plus conservatrice. Le troisième décrit la situation pastorale du diocèse d’Idiofa, du ministère de brousse jusqu’à la gestion diocésaine en passant par ses diverses pastorales sectorielles. On y trouve l’exposé des faiblesses et des forces de ce diocèse. Le quatrième analyse la situation économique du diocèse tant en rapport avec la crise congolaise qu’avec les dynamiques internes du diocèse. On y voit émerger par exemple, la dépendance envers Rome, le favoritisme et le tribalisme financiers, la perte de moyens de production propres au diocèse, la pauvreté du clergé et, évidemment, des fidèles et des gens du diocèse. Le cinquième chapitre réévalue les progrès théologiques (adaptation, pierres d’attente, inculturation, reconstruction, libération et contextuelle) et des pratiques pastorales du diocèse en regard de sa réalité actuelle. Le sixième propose une interprétation théologique de la crise économique du diocèse d’Idiofa en fonction de l’Évangile, du salut considéré comme salut global concernant la transformation des structures historiques, de la mission de l’Église d’annoncer ce salut en paroles et en actes. Le septième et dernier chapitre propose une analyse des implications éthiques et ecclésiales. Il présente aussi quelques voies pastorales susceptibles de favoriser la prise en mains des communautés par elles-mêmes et l’assainissement des finances du diocèse : pastorales du grenier, des mains sales et du jardin partagé. La conclusion générale de la thèse rappelle les idées-forces et propose des pistes de solution. / This thesis relates the impact of the congolese economy on the pastoral diocese of Idiofa, the administration of the diocese and its repercussions on the ministry of the priests. After several years of establishment, the diocese of Idiofa is presently subjected to the consequences of the congolese economic crisis. Its pastoral is sick, broken and even blocked. The lack of money is everywhere, cash reserves are empty, we can neither eat nor celebrate the Eucharist. We are living an almost general de-motivation of priests: refusal of obedience or contestation of appointments, prolonged stays and studies abroad, absences, ignorance or “mystery of finances”. The people and the priests are poorer than ever. This contrasts with the growing number of priests in the diocese of Idiofa. At a closer range this growth badly masks an enigma. With the growing poverty a decrease in the number of priests was to be expected. However this is not the case as we witness an opposite phenomenon in the diocese of Idiofa. Why is this happening? Social promotion, a search for material comfort? An increase in vocations? The problem seems trite, but it is a practical question that leads to a matter of conscience in regards to our actions and our ecclesiastic identity. This thesis will help to grasp the stakes and the consequences of the Congolese economy on the ministry of priests and on the population. It will reveal the incapability of our local Church to assume its responsibilities and react realistically to the proper context. The disparity between its theory and practice is enormous. This thesis aims for a new active and practical local Church that does not refuse to acknowledge the problems facing priests and people in difficult situations. If the actual ecclesial model is in truth elaborated to function with the challenges and aspirations of the diocesan communities, how do we explain that this same Church forgets the economic problems that condition the actual life of the priests and the people? Can the diocesan community continue to build and grow by neglecting the economic aspect? Despite the actual numerical, liturgical and sacramental vitality of the diocesan Church, serious internal insufficiencies are a cause of its present paralysis and a threat to its uncertain future. This thesis wants our local Church to be concerned by the economical problems through its pastoral actions. A new pastoral orientation or organization is thus necessary for the subsistence and growth of our Church and its environment. Our thesis consists of seven chapters. The first depicts a socio- economic portrait of the Democratic Congo Republic with its immense riches and the present political and economic crisis. The second analyzes the disparity between the audacious positions of the Congolese Church in this context and its more conservative clerical and institutional practices. The third describes the pastoral situation of the diocese of Idiofa, from the backward ministry to the diocesan administration through its diverse pastoral sectionals. We expose the diocesan weaknesses and forces. The fourth analyzes the diocesan economic situation in regards to the congolese crisis and its internal diocesan dynamics. For example we see the emergence of a dependence towards Rome, the tribal financial favoritism, the loss of means of personal diocesan production, the poverty of the clergy, and furthermore of the faithful and the people of the diocese. The fifth chapter re-evaluates the theological progress (theologies of adaptation, waiting stones, enculturation, liberation, contextual and reconstruction) and pastoral practices of the diocese with regard to its actual reality. The sixth proposes a theological interpretation of the economic crisis in the diocese of Idiofa in virtue of the Gospel, of salvation considered as global salvation concerning the transformation of historical structures, the mission of the Church to announce salvation in word and deed. The seventh and last chapter proposes an analysis of ethic and ecclesial implications. It also presents some pastoral ways susceptible of favoring the self leadership of communities and the stabilization of diocesan finances: pastoral of the attics, dirty hands and garden sharing. The general conclusion of the thesis recalls strong ideas and proposes solutions.