Das Bayerische Konkordat von 1817

Abstract

The Bavarian Concordat of 1817 was the first contractual agreement between a German principality and the Holy See for the reorganization of the state-church relationship after the upheavals of secularization. Soon after its publication, the Concordat became the subject of historical research and evaluation. However, the content of the regulations under canon law and state church law also deserves attention, especially because some decisions of that time are still valid today and some problems of that time are still or again relevant today.