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Background Information Diocese of Rochester Church in the U.S. Worldwide Church Office of Pastoral Planning www.dor.org/planning September 2003
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Diocese of Rochester • 161 parishes • 115,000 registered households • 350,000 Catholics • 12 counties • 7500 square miles • 129 non-retired diocesan priests • 9 order priests and 21 externs in diocesan assignments • Only 53 percent of parishes are traditional stand alone parishes
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Assumptions for Projections • Retirement age stays at 70 • 15 ordinations every 10 years (historic rate) • Some service after retirement age • Projections by Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate (Georgetown University)
Number of Priests and Catholics(Doubled ordination rate)(Double current ordination rate)
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Diocese of Rochester • Overview • Population dynamics • Projections of priests and deacons • Recent changes in structure of parishes and faith communities. • Policies and constraints
Policies • No priest will say more than three Masses of Sunday obligation including a Saturday evening Mass. • Every parish must have a weekly Sunday Eucharist as long as this is possible and practical. • No pastor, priest administrator, or pastoral administrator will be assigned to more than three parishes or be responsible for more than three Sunday worship sites.
Policies • A cluster of two or three parishes with a single pastor is not the norm under canon law. Any cluster should be moving toward becoming a single canonical parish. • Every parish, faith community or worshipping community must meet the requirements and expectations appropriate to its nature. • SCAP can only be used in short term, emergency situations.
Background Information • Diocese of Rochester • United States • World-Wide Church
Background Information • Diocese of Rochester • United States • World-Wide Church
Background Information Diocese of Rochester Church in the U.S. Worldwide Church Office of Pastoral Planning www.dor.org/planning September 2003