Shortage of Vocations Looms in Archdiocese

Shortage of Vocations looms in Archdiocese I The Church in the United States, envied by Bishops in every nation of the world for the number of voca tions to the priesthood and religious life, is neverthe less slowly approaching a crisis in vocations. DENVER CATHaiC And the Archdiocese of Denver is no exception to the shortage of priests. Sisters, and Brothers plaguing the U.S. where, in some countries, the Church. ratio of priests to Catholics ranges up to one for 10,000. THE .VRCHDIOCESE, ’ ac It is even better than the REGISTER cording to the 1963 Catholic Di general average for the U.S., rectory, is served by a total of where the average is one priest 323 priests, one for approxi for 771 Catholics. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations mately every 700 Catholics in ; the area. But the prospects of maiataia- ing this average in the arch THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1964 DENVER, COLORADO VOL LVIll No. 30 ! This is a • far cry from the Situation in Latin .\merica. diocese are dim. The 154 dioce san priests serving in the Den ver see the past year compare Giant Demonsfralien of Faith March 8 with 141 a decade ago, an in crease of only 13 ^ about nine per cent — over the 19-year period. Bishop Issenmann to Address Men In the same 10 years the Catholic population boomed The featured speaker at the Europe, he was .sent to the Re nary. He became a Papal in February, 1951; and member from 145,8K to 240,972, an in 32nd annual corporate Commun gister system of newspapers in Chamberlain in January. 1943; of the reorganized board o' the crease of more than 95,000 per ion and breakfast for Catholic Denver. In 1938 he returned to member of the board of dioce Catholic Telegraph-Register in sons Or about 65 per cent. men, Bishop Clarence '7. Issen Cincinnati and was named asso san consultors :n February, April, 1952. The increase in the number mann of Columbus. 0., is noi ciate editor of the Catholic Tele 1943; Pro-synodal judge in In April. 1954, he was desig of clergy thus is lagging far be stranger to Denver or to the graph-Register, the archdioce March, 1943; Domestic PreJate nated Auxiliary Bishop of Cin hind the skyrocketing increases Register. san newspaper. in October, 1945; administrator cinnati. and in February 1, 1958, in the area’s Catholics. Among the long list of the of St. Louis’ church, Cincinnati, he became the sixth Bishop of Bishop's honors and degrees is IN THE SAME YEAR he in December, 1946; Vicar Gen Columbus. AN EVEN MORE startling a doctorate of journalism, con also was appointed secretary to eral under Archbishop McNich- fact is that in the past'five ferred by the Register system the late .Archbishop John T. Mc- olas in December, 1947; Proto TICKETS FOR THE breakfast years the number of Sisters of newspapers, for which he Nicholas, O.P.. a position he notary Apostolic in August, 1949, may be purchased for $1.75 at staffing archdiocesan schools served in the editorial depa't- held for four years. Vicar General under .Archbishop the K. of C. home, 1555 Grant has taken a marked drop. ment from 1936 to 1938. Then fbllowed a series of pro Karl J. Alter in November, 1950; street, or at the Hilton. *And My Cup Shall Bm Full’ motions and ecclesiastical hon chairman of the Archdiocesan Men .attending the event will Today, according to the BISHOP ISSENMANN will ad ors. Building Commission in Novem assemble at the K. of C. home figures of the archdiocesan So lang the Psalmist of old. And .so. in hands of hungry children living In the world’s dress more than 1,500 Catholic In 1942 he was named a pro ber, 1950; member of the Arch at 7:13 a.m. to march to the school office, there are 504 nuns like manner, this sad-eyed Latin American lad vast areas of need. They can do this by mak men at breakfast in the Hilton fessor at .Mt. St. Mary’s semi diocesan .Administrative Council Cathedral for Mass. behind desks in area class seems hopefully to be saying as, standing in ing a donation to the Catholic Bishops’ Re hotel, Sunday, March 8. follow rooms. In 1959 there were 552. the rain, he silently and gratefully munches lief Fund. Last year this organization distrib ing an 8 a.m. Mass offered by In the meantime the enroll on his daily bread ration furnished to him by uted life giving food to more than 40 million Archbishop Urban J. Vehr in the Triumphs lor S econd Yoar ment of the Catholic high Catholic Relief Services—NCWC, the overseas undernourished children in 70 countries, with Cathedral of the Immaculate schools and elementary schoob aid agency of American Catholics. Catholics out regard to race, religion, or color. The Conception. In the archdiocese Jumped by in the archdiocese may put milk in his empty 1964 Catholic Bishops’ Relief Fund Appeal is The annual giant demonstra Mullen Orator Wins Legion Crown nearly 5,999 children. cup and In millions of empty cups in the .scheduled for Laetare Sunday, March 8. tion of faith is being sponsored by Knights of Columbus Coun The gap is being billed by a For the second straight year ual event winners will be de petition, the winner of which small array of dedicated lay cil 539 and other Catholic men's Ed Hoffmann, senior Mullen termined. will be eligible to compete in men and women who are teach organizations of Denver. High school orator, won the dis the national ipeet for a $4,000 ing in archdiocesan sdiools, 382 Other degrees awarded to trict American I.,egion annual WINNER AND alternate at scholarship awapd. Relief Fund to Help this year as compared with 271 Bishop Issenmann are a doctor rhetorical contest. Gloria Howard of Cathedral the legion oratory contest last in 1959. ate of theology from the Uni At the archdiocesan speech week were from Catholic high was runner-up to Ed Hoffman versity of Fribourg, Switzer tournament held on the preced schools. last Sunday. Catholic educators are con land, and a licentiate in phil ing Friday and Saturday, Ed Ed Hoffman will now com Other Catholic high schools vinced that the lay teachers am osophy from the .Angelici'm in ward Hoffman and schoolmate pete with other district winners competing were Regis (James World’s Needy, Sick Rome. throughout the state, and, if Kinney), Mt. Carmel (Carla jKenneth Brandt took first place Born in Hamilton. 0., in 1907. 'in the 'A' debate, defeating Re successful, will proceed to a Soy), and .Annunciation (Jacob By Dave Millon pointed out in his letter read administrative costs of any Bishop Issenmann was ordained gis High school teams James nine or 10-state regional com Williams). 'R e g iste r' A chance to share in U.S. n churches of the archdiocese similar agency in the field. in 1932. Kenney and Mike Leydon, sec foreign aid at its finest will last Sunday that, through this After four years of study in ond, and Leo Boyle and Greg V ocation come to Catholics of the arch inique program, "we are able, CHIEF EMPHASIS is now be iliaws, third. diocese Sunday, March 8. with limiteid resources, to mul ing placed on the needs of Latin Littleton Campaign Set Issu e On that day parishes of the tiply and expand this sum into America and the emerging na , .ALL SIX will be the Denver n lw rlM m m I What seems almost an incredi tions of Africa for distribution area schools' entry at the na taran ia MwMaaal iac- Denver archdiocese will join in The kickoff dinner for the pledges, was followed by the 49 ble amount.’’ of the people - to - people Mission Ropoii tional meet. the national Bishops’ Relief annual operational pledge re tiaa. Although the Catholic Relief aid. Exiles from Cuba are aided . Mullen’s Paul Kane and Tom captains the executive se- Fund to help fight the scourges A report on the annual Col newal of St. Mary’s parish, Lit Barvicea have more than 190 by the CRS as are the refugees McNally gained top honors in ected. Each captain has four of hunger, disease, and ignor lection for Indian and Negro tleton is scheduled Thursday, Staff members overseas, and of Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, the ‘B’ debate, with Nanette ance among the poverty- missions, taken up in the Den March 5, at 6:20 p.m. or five men under him. a valuable addition to the stricken peoples of the world. hese people are directing an and Pakistan. Thompson and Glenda Miller of Church scIhx^ . But there are ver archdiocese on Feb. 16, The captains and workers saMItional 350 local full-time But, despite the high ef St. Francis de Sales’ second, The 252 workers in the cam many parishes, particulaily in has been released by the will make 1,229 bouse calls on THE COLLECTION, to be staff members, the chief grass ficiency of the reflief fund op and another St. Francis’ team, paign will make their pledges the poorer parts of the area, Chancery office. ■* parishioners for pledges on Sim taken up in all Catholic roots work is accomplished by eration, it takes a lot of dol Georgia Fleenor and Fred Car at the dinner. for which the lack of teaching housands of missionaries and lars to carry on a program that A list of the contributions penter, third. day, Mardi 8, whid has been churches throughout the United made In 'the various parishes Sisters spells the impossibility States on Laetare Sunday, will other volunteer workers.

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