The new elections according to the Statutes of the Pastoral Council of the Hradec Králové Diocese from 2024 are announced in Ústí nad Orlicí on Sunday June 1, 2025.
Every Catholic aged 16 years and older, belonging to the parish, has the right to vote. Every Catholic aged 16 years and older, who has the right to vote and is willing and able to fulfill the duties of the pastoral council, has the right to be elected.
The Pastoral Council of the parish will consist of the following according to the statutes:
Spiritual appointments in the parish and the layperson appointed by the bishop to participate in pastoral care of the parish according to Canon 517, § 2 CIC:
Jan Pitřinec (Petr Soukal), Jindřich Plšek, Vít Horák
Veronika Poslušná
Delegated members:
CHJ: Cecilie Pecháčková
Four elected members
At most four members appointed by the spiritual administrator
(One of the PRF members will be appointed to the parish economic council.)
The election commission was appointed by Father Jan (its chairman) in the following composition: Vít Horák, Pavel Chasák, and Veronika Poslušná.
The first round starts on Sunday June 1 and ends on June 8.
Each parishioner will collect/receive a stamped ballot, on which they will suggest the names of the candidates according to their judgment. And this is up to two in these four age categories: 16 - 29 years, 30 - 44 years, 45 - 55 years, 56 and older. If you do not know the ages of the candidates, it does not matter; the election commission will assign the nominated parishioners to the correct category.
The completed ballot must be submitted in the church by the following Sunday, June 8.
During the week, the chairman of the election commission will contact nominated parishioners with 5 or more nominations to see if, in the event of being elected, they would be willing to accept this service. Candidates may also be nominated by priests. Those who express their consent will be recorded on the official candidate list.
The second round will begin on Sunday June 15 and end on June 29
In the church, you will be able to collect a list with the alphabetical names of all nominated individuals in each category who agreed to the candidacy. At home, you can calmly review the names of the parishioners and select 4 candidates. You will have time to submit your votes until June 29, 2025.
Because we do not have voter lists, we assume honesty during the elections. The election commission will count the votes of the elected candidates at the deanery.
According to the election results, P. Jan Pitřinec will appoint the next (up to) four members of the PRF.
The names of the elected will be announced on Sunday July 6, 2025 in the church, published on the notice board, and in the September issue of INUF. Newly elected members of the pastoral council will take a solemn oath and will be handed the appointment decrees. The inaugural meeting of the new pastoral council of the parish of Ústí nad Orlicí will be convened according to an agreement with the new spiritual administrator, Father Petr Soukal.
