Mexican Priests and Migrant Ministry in the Midwest, 1953–1961
Mexico's Catholic hierarchy partnered with U.S. bishops in sending Mexican priests to minister to braceros (short-term Mexican contract workers) who relocated during summers to the Midwest, especially Ohio and Michigan, to work in agriculture. Based on recently-uncovered letters, this essay con...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2021]
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US catholic historian
Year: 2021, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-112 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church RG Pastoral care RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
braceros
B Archbishop Robert Lucey B Garibi Rivera B Archbishop José B Migrant workers B Bishops' B Mexican-American Catholicism B Ohio B Archdiocese of Guadalajara B Operation Migratory Labor B Committee on the Spanish-Speaking B Michigan |
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| Summary: | Mexico's Catholic hierarchy partnered with U.S. bishops in sending Mexican priests to minister to braceros (short-term Mexican contract workers) who relocated during summers to the Midwest, especially Ohio and Michigan, to work in agriculture. Based on recently-uncovered letters, this essay concentrates on the experience of these bracero-misioneros. In ministering to Spanish-speaking migrants from both Mexico and the U.S., the priests usually approved of those from Mexico while questioning the religiosity of U.S.-based Mexican migrants. The priests' seasonal visits over nine summers (1953-1961) strengthened migrant ministry and Spanish-speaking apostolates as diocesan clergy and laypeople grew familiar with the migrants' needs. |
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| ISSN: | 1947-8224 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: US catholic historian
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cht.2021.0004 |
