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The Catholic Church in Mississippi, 1911-1984 A History
Michael V. Namorato
ISBN: 0-313-30719-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30719-5
352 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/1998
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £91.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Adding significantly to our understanding of Southern and American Catholicism, this book provides a detailed history of the Mississippi Church's development in modern times. It focuses on the three bishops of the period—John Gunn, Richard Gerow, and Joseph Brunini—but also considers how the clergy and religious, especially the Irish clergy, facilitated the Church's growth, and how the laity worked to foster the Church in Mississippi's Protestant environment. Examining all facets of Catholic life, particularly the evangelizing roles of Catholic education, Catholic charities, and Catholic hospitals, the author places the Mississippi Church in the context of both its Protestant environment and Southern Catholicism generally. He concludes that the Mississippi Church is in the mainstream of Southern Catholicism, which is distinct from Northern, Midwestern, or Western Catholicism.

Emphasizing the Church's evangelizing activities, he shows that the Mississippi Church has been and remains missionary, that it has a continuing impact on its surroundings, particularly at the local level, and that it is symptomatic of Southern Catholicism. The work is the first scholarly study of the Church in Mississippi in the 20th century. It makes extensive use of primary sources and adds significantly to the growing body of knowledge on Southern and American Catholicism.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Introduction--A Glimpse at the Past
    The Hierarchy
    John E. Gunn, 1911-1924
    Richard O. Gerow: The Natchez Years, 1924-1948
    Richard O. Gerow: The Jackson Years, 1948-1966
    Joseph Bernard Brunini: A Native Son
    Joseph Bernard Brunini: God and Neighbor
    Clergy, Religious, and Laity
    Clergy and Religious 1911-1984
    Laity
    Outreach Evangelization
    Mississippi and Southern Catholicism
    Epilogue
    Appendix 1: Native Priests
    Appendix 2: Priests in the Diocese, 1911-1984
    Appendix 3: Irish Priests
    Appendix 4: Religious Orders
    Appendix 5: Parishes 1911-1984
    Appendix 6: Schools
    Selected Bibliography
    Photgraphic Essay
About the Author: MICHAEL V. NAMORATO is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. /e His areas of specialization include 20th Century American history, American economic history, and American Catholic Church history. He is the author of Rexford G. Tugwell: A Biography (Praeger, 1988) and editor of The Diary of Rexford G. Tugwell: The New Deal, 1932-1936 (Greenwood, 1992). He has also edited Have We Overcome: Race Relations since Brown (1978) and The New Deal and the South (1984).
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