Parish Pastor (60 - 70% workload)
Röm.-kath. Landeskirche des Kantons Luzern
Luzern
Key information
- Publication date:24 January 2026
- Workload:60 – 70%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Luzern
Job summary
Join the Church of Lucerne and work in multicultural neighborhoods! Engage with dedicated staff and volunteers to implement your ideas.
Tasks
- Create thoughtful, modern liturgies and community celebrations.
- Provide sensitive pastoral care and guidance to groups.
- Collaborate on creative projects that benefit the community.
Skills
- Theological degree with pastoral experience and openness to interfaith work.
- Independent and team-oriented work ethic is essential.
- Creativity and curiosity to explore new initiatives.
Is this helpful?
The parish of St. Karl and the MaiHof – parish of St. Josef have been working together and growing together for a year. Both parishes offer open spaces for neighborhood residents, guests, and tenants and are committed to integration in multicultural neighborhoods. Contemporary and open liturgical forms have a tradition in both places. In the two parishes, a dedicated team of around 35 employees works in the areas of pastoral care, neighborhood and youth work, church music, secretariat, and guest services. In addition, around 350 volunteers are active in various associations, groups, and projects.
We are looking for a parish pastor (60 - 70% workload) starting June 1, 2026, or by arrangement
Optional work in the Migration & Integration team (20%)
What are your tasks?
• You design careful, contemporary, and people-centered liturgies (services with sermons, celebrations in free form, intergenerational celebrations, funerals)
• You attentively engage with people, sensitively perform pastoral care tasks, and carefully accompany groups
• You accompany and design family pastoral offers together with the religious educators
• You collaborate with colleagues on creative projects that radiate into the neighborhood
• If interested, there is the possibility to develop new offers for spiritually interested people
Optional 20% workload:
• Participation in interreligious projects and activities (in cooperation with the Lucerne Forum of Religious Communities)
• Participation in the Migration & Integration department team on further projects
We expect
• completed theology studies with professional introduction by the Diocese of Basel (or equivalent training)
• pastoral professional experience in parish pastoral care, ecumenical and interreligious openness as well as credible and life-related spirituality
• independent working style and ability to work in a team
• creativity, curiosity, and willingness to try new things
We offer
• varied pastoral work with a high degree of independence
• interdisciplinary collaboration with cooperative, creative, and collegial parish teams with volunteers as well as in the pastoral area
• progressive employment conditions with very good social benefits and attractive further training opportunities
Information about the parishes St. Karl and MaiHof – parish of St. Josef and the Migration & Integration department, as well as the Catholic Church Community of Lucerne, can be found on our homepage www.kathluzern.ch. For questions and further information about the work as a parish pastor, Mirjam Furrer, co-parish leader, Tel. 041 229 93 10, mirjam.furrer@kathluzern.ch, and for work in the Migration & Integration department, Nicola Neider, head of the Migration & Integration department, Tel. 041 229 99 22, nicola.neider@kathluzern.ch, are happy to assist you.
We look forward to receiving your complete application by 22.02.2026. Please send your dossier to the Personnel Department of the Diocese of Basel, personalamt@bistum-basel.ch, with a copy to the Personnel Department of the Catholic Church Community of Lucerne, bewerbung@kathluzern.ch.
