Full pews and empty altars: demographics of the priest shortage in united states catholic diocese
Auteur :
Schoenherr, Richard A.
Éditeur :
Schoenherr, Richard A.Young, Lawrence A.,
ISBN :
9780299136901
Date de publication :
30 nov. 1993
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 3,4 cm
Poids :
798 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Roman Catholic Church faces a huge loss of diocesan priests in the United States. Constructing a census-registry of 36,000 priests from 1966 to 1984, and using life-table techniques, the authors foretell a dramatic future loss of priests, while predicting a rise in the churchgoing population.