Strategic plan affirms growth in Catholic church

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Strategic plan affirms growth in Catholic church

A strategic plan released by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph calls for new construction and growth plans for many of the parishes in the Northland.

This planning is in response to reports submitted to the diocese that point to a 20 percent growth in the number of Catholics registered in 12 parishes serving the Northland and a 38 percent increase in students in Northland Catholic schools from 1995 to 2005.

“Over the past year, a dedicated team of pastors, school administrators and lay parish leaders met to formulate recommendations for how best to carry out the work of the diocese in Clay and Platte counties in the next 20 years,” said Bishop Robert Finn in a release. “The extensive collaboration of more than 200 people inspired a sound pastoral plan. I am grateful for the collective wisdom of this group and have approved their recommendations.”

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See what happens when you have a bishop who is faithful to the magisterium! May God continue to bless Archbishop Finn.
 
rpp said:
See what happens when you have a bishop who is faithful to the magisterium! May God continue to bless Archbishop Finn.
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Actually, the growth doesn’t have much to do with Bishop Finn (by the way, he is not an Archbishop- our Archbishop is Archbishop Burke of St. Louis, or Archbishop Naumann of Kansas City Kansas- if you’re from across the river). The growth has more to do with what parts of the region are growing in population. North Kansas City has grown a lot in recent years, so reorganization of parishes is to be expected there. I think all the largest parishes in the diocese are suburban parishes.

(Even though this trend doesn’t have much to do with Bishop Finn, I still think very highly of him and I am very glad we have him right now. I know that his impact on this diocese will be remembered for many many years after he is gone).
 
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Actually, the growth doesn’t have much to do with Bishop Finn (by the way, he is not an Archbishop- our Archbishop is Archbishop Burke of St. Louis, or Archbishop Naumann of Kansas City Kansas- if you’re from across the river). The growth has more to do with what parts of the region are growing in population. North Kansas City has grown a lot in recent years, so reorganization of parishes is to be expected there. I think all the largest parishes in the diocese are suburban parishes.

(Even though this trend doesn’t have much to do with Bishop Finn, I still think very highly of him and I am very glad we have him right now. I know that his impact on this diocese will be remembered for many many years after he is gone).
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I agree but at the very least this shows that his presence is not negatively affecting growth. I still believe:

orthodoxy = growth
dissent = decline
 
Maranatha said:
I agree but at the very least this shows that his presence is not negatively affecting growth. I still believe:

orthodoxy = growth
dissent = decline
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That’s true…but I’m not sure how orthodox the parishes up there are either…I’ve been to one or two in that area, and was not impressed. North Kansas City has been growing a lot lately. I only know of two parishes in the diocese that are particularly well-known for their orthodoxy- though there are many orthodox Catholics scattered around the diocese. Bishop Finn has done a lot to clean up the diocese on a diocesan level, but it will take awhile for that to make it down to the parish level- it may take until the seminarians we have now are all ordained.
 
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