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Pathways for the Church of the 21st Century: a Study of Diocesan Efforts at Parish Reorganization

Released in July 2004, this study establishes several landmarks in research on parish reorganization:

• It follows up on a limited initial study of efforts at parish reorganization in 46 dioceses, carried out and published by the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development (CPPCD) in 1995;
• It includes the first nationwide survey of dioceses and eparchies to gather information on structural and leadership changes in parishes, receiving responses from 123 dioceses and six eparchies; and
• It contains the first systematic national investigation of pastors’ experiences of parish reorganization, drawing on 273 parish survey responses and 25 in-depth interviews with selected pastors and parish directors appointed in place of pastors.

Available free are the study's highlights and the table of contents.  For more information see the CPPCD home page.