II.
ACTIVITIES
OF THE CROATIAN FRANCISCAN CUSTODY
A. Activities
in Croatian Parishes in the United States and Canada
The most important activity of the Franciscans in the United States
and Canada has been their pastoral work in the parishes.
Many parishes were established by the Franciscans; others were
accepted because other religious communities or dioceses did not
have enough priests to continue serving these parishes.
Since the primary purpose
of this study is not the analysis of Croatian parishes and missions
in the United States and Canada, we are giving a summary of the
Franciscan ministry in the parishes where they currenty serve
or served. Many individuals have written about the Croatian parishes
in the United States and Canada; however, one of the best and
most extensive studies was written by Fr. Ljubo Krasić
in two Croatian Almanac issues (1997 and 1998), entitled
“Croatian Parishes in the United States and Canada. History-Statistics-
Conditions.”[1]
INDEX
OF PARISHES
THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. ST. JEROME
PARISH, CHICAGO ILLINOIS
2.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS PARISH, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
3.
ST. JEROME PARISH, DETROIT - ST. LUCY PARISH, TROY, MICHIGAN
4.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS PARISH, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
5.
SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS PARISH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
6.
ST. ANTHONY PARISH, SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
7.
ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
8.
ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN
9.
ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
CANADA
10.
HOLY FAMILY PARISH, KITCHENER, ONTARIO
11.
ST. LEOPOLD MANDIĆ PARISH, LONDON, ONTARIO
12.
ST. NIKOLA TAVELIĆ PARISH, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
13.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CROATIAN FRANCISCAN CENTER, NORVAL, ONTARIO
14.
OUR LADY OF THE HIGHWAYS PARISH, SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO
15.
ST. MARK’S PARISH, SUDBURY, ONTARIO
16.
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, WINDSOR, ONTARIO
CROATIAN
PARISHES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN WHICH FRANCISCANS OF
THE CUSTODY ONCE WORKED
17.
HOLY TRINITY PARISH, AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
18.
ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH, MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA
19.
ST. MARY’S ASSUMPTION PARISH, STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA
20.
ST. MARY’S VISITATION PARISH, RANKIN, PENNSYLVANIA
21.
ASSUMPTION PARISH, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO
[1]
About Croatian parishes in the United States and Canada refer
to the commemorative book Golden Jubilee of the Croatian
Franciscan Custody of the Holy Family (Fr. Častimir
Majić and Fr. Lawrence Frankovich, editors, Chicago, 1976),
pp. 16-48; Katolička crkva i Hrvati izvan Domovine
(Zagreb, 1980), pp. 174-191; J. Prpić, Hrvati u Americi
(Zagreb 1997), pp. 141-152 and passim; Fr. Ljubo Krasić,
Hrvatske župe u Americi i Kanadi, Croatian Almanac
1997 and Croatian Almanac 1998.
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Review (Part 1)
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