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Schoenherr, Richard A.

Title Full pews and empty altars : demographics of the priest shortage in United States Catholic dioceses / Richard A. Schoenherr, Lawrence A. Young with the collaboration of Tsan-Yuang Cheng.

Publication Info.	Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [1993]
	©1993

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	251 S365F	Check Shelf

Description	xxii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Social demography
	Social demography.
Contents	pt. 1. Overview. 1. Why Count Priests? -- pt. 2. The Demographic Transition in Catholic Dioceses. 2. National Trends. 3. Regional Differences. 4. Describing Local Variation. 5. Mapping the Demographic Transition of Organizations in Decline. 6. Explaining Local Variation -- pt. 3. Components of Population Change. 7. Ordination. 8. Migration. 9. Resignation. 10. Retirement and Preretirement Mortality. 11. Mortality -- pt. 4. Consequences of Change. 12. Replacement. 13. Priest Shortage as Demographic Transition. 14. Understanding the Components and Consequences of Change. 15. Advances in Theory and Practice -- App. A. National Census Counts and Category Definitions -- App. B. Projection Assumptions -- App. C. Notes on Methodology -- App. D. New and Divided Dioceses -- App. E. Diocesan Projections -- App. F. Sampling Methodology -- App. G. Standardized Mortality Ratios.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-416) and indexes.
Subject	Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- History -- 20th century.
	Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Statistics.
Added Author	Young, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Alfred), 1955-
	Cheng, Tsan-Yuang.
ISBN	0299136949: $25.00

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