Reforma Wyższych Instytutów Nauk Religijnych

Abstract

This article shows the process of reorganisation theological studies for laypeople in The Catholic Church. It was started by the Pope Benedict XVI The Politics of Catholic Higher Religious Education (June 13th, 2008) prepared by The Congregation for Catholic Education at The Holy See. As the result it should have put into practice necessary regulations, connected with functioning this type of college on academic level. Current action of institutes, directed to the needs of the faithful aspiring to gain the theological education Has been changed Since the academic year 2011/2012. New reforms concerned among others, competence of academic authorities, academic teacher’s status and studies organisation. They included Theological Institute in Czestochowa as well, which faced to change of fitting its activity to the recommended requirements. The enclosed appendix informs about the stages of introducing these reforms to theological college. There are also 6 more import ant documents. The effeorts of scientific environment in Częstochowa were finally finished on May 3rd 2012, when the Congregation for Catholic Education (Institutes of Study) found in Czestochowa The Blessed Virgin Mary, The Seat of Wisdom’s Theological Institute.