Koadjutor
a Koadjutor is in the catholic church a bishop, who is placed to another bishop to the side. In the Roman church it becomes after CIC CAN. 403 § 3 of the canonical right by the holy chair appointed; other churches plan other regulations(z. B. Choice by Diözesansynode). The Koadjutor possesses, contrary to the bishop, special powers and has the right of the follow-up.
In the Roman church the Diözesanbischof has it in accordance with. CAN. to appoint 406 § 2 the Generalvikar. It should to a Sedisvakanz of the bishop chaircome, then takes over in accordance with. CAN. 409 § 1 the Koadjutor the bishop force over the Diözese, for which he was ordered.
Thus z became. B. 1554 God hard Kettler, which was first only Komtur of the German medal in Dünaburg, 1558 also to the Koadjutor of the medal master William of prince mountain selected.
Furthermore became to 6. January 1969 Joseph Höffner to the Koadjutor of the ore diocese Cologne orders, in order to support its colleague nearly gone blind archbishop Joseph cardinal Frings.
The last Koadjutor in Germany was the emeritierte archbishop of Hamburg, Dr. Ludwig Averkamp. 1985 it - at that time bishop in Münster - became the support of bishop Dr. Wittler after Osnabrück appoint. 1987 it followed it as a bishop von Osnabrück.
