Full pews and empty altars: demographics of the priest shortage in united states catholic diocese
Auteur :
University of Wisconsin Press
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299136949
Date de publication :
31 août 1993
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,5 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
456 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.