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Kanoniczne spojrzenie na statystyczne badanie skuteczności duszpasterskiej: komunia święta
Canonical view over statistical survey of the effectiveness of pastoral work: Holy Communion

Author(s): Paweł Ulman, Piotr Kroczek
Subject(s): Pastoral Theology, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: pastoral work; Catholic Church; clergy; Holy Communion; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków;

Summary/Abstract: Pastoral work is a very important element of the Church functioning in the world. Measuring the effectiveness of pastoral work is a very difficult, but possible task. The article attempts to do that using the statistical tools. The aim is to show the best distribution of priests for the parishes to achieve the highest number of received Holy communions by the faithful. The data for the survey were taken from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków and concern 2014. The authors offer several conclusions which can be of help to the diocesan bishop, regarding the distribution of priests and the size of the parishes. Also one postulate de lege ferenda was formulated that the local churches should have law about collecting statistical data regarding life of the church.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 345-360
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish