!!!Diözesanrat Diocesan Council, also called Pastoral Council, organ in a Diocese established as and when required by the circumstances of pastoral work. It is made up chiefly of lay people as well as clerics and members of religious institutions; it has advisory functions and is appointed for a definite time according to regulations issued by the bishop. !Literature H. Schwendenwein, Das neue Kirchenrecht, 1983; Schematismen der Dioezesen Oesterreichs 1991-1993. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Diözesanrat|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]