Suppression of a Croatian–Slovenian Parish in San Francisco and Parishioners' Efforts toward Its Reopening: Reflections on Heterogeneity of Ethnic Catholicism in the U.S.A

• Published in: Journal of ecumenical studies Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 220 - 249
• Main Author: Mithans, Gašper
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Catholic churches; Catholicism; Catholics; Clergy; Cohabitation; Cultural heritage; Empowerment; Ethnic groups; Immigrants; Minority & ethnic groups; Parishes; Religion; San Francisco California; San Francisco Bay; California; United States > US

In recent decades, we have seen a pronounced crisis of personal parishes in the United States that serve European ethnic communities, many of which have been forced to close or merge, usually due to the lack of clergy, declining Mass attendance, and financial reasons. This issue for American Catholi...