STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN CHEIN AND MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1770, sig. 109-4/1525

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English Translation

It was not intended to lose the claim to the Congrua positions because of this folmelle occupation. So there would have been enough vacancies here, without having to create a new fifth. The same situation arises with St. Fenzel in Prague XVI, where there are four systemized Congruas posts ( 1 pastor and 3 chaplains). One of them has been unoccupied for years and cannot be occupied in the future. Likewise, it is not to be lost in the parishes of St. Veit in Prague IV and St. Antonius in Prague VII, where the second chaplain post is only formally occupied, and the Congrua posts. In the other six parishes outside Prague, only the parish in Kralup a.l., there are also Czech congrua post offices. This new creation of the German Congrua posts would thus result in the simultaneous filling of pastoral care stations in the Protectorate twice - German and technical - which would lead to a huge burden on the state budget. Fs is significant that the German Commissioner, Prelate G r n e r and the Czech Chapter Vicar, agreed in this regard to impose new Congrua posts on the Protcktorat government, which would normally not have been approved if it had not been a matter of interpretation. Zu anlace 2), Nr. 3: The German chaplain Kasper has received the priest's title. The following must be observed: K. was appointed priest ad personam. This is a personal award, an honorary title, without any legal effect. He has not by any means maintained the rights of a pastor. It is also the intentional appointments. It only concerns honorary titles without any factual or legal background. The claim that the award of this honorary title would be created "German pastors with full rights and aggravation of such " is indefensible in law and apparently intended misconduct. venn -eiterhin is said in this note that the German chaplains, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance and the State Office, are entirely -4-