Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for
Hispanic Ministry
Let us pray…
Together we pray the
Prayer for the Americas by
John Paul II. It is on page 6
of the Plan.
The multi-cultural reality of American society is a source of
enrichment for the Church, but it also presents challenges to
pastoral action. Many Dioceses, because of past and continuing
immigration, have a strong Hispanic presence. The Hispanic
faithful bring their own particular gifts to the local Church, not
least the vitality of their faith and their deep sense of family
values. They also face enormous difficulties, and you are making
great efforts to have priests and others appropriately trained to
provide good pastoral care and needed services to minority
families and communities. In the face of extremely active
proselytism by other religious groups, instruction in the faith, the
building up of living communities, attention to the needs of
families and young people, the fostering of personal and family
prayer, a spiritual and liturgical life centered on the Eucharist and
genuine Marian devotion are all essential. The Hispanic faithful
should be able to feel that their natural place, their spiritual
home, is in the heart of the Catholic community.
John Paul II, Address to the U.S. Bishops, 1998
The Committee
I.
Rev. Javier Bustos, chair
Dcn. Jorge Benavente, co-chair
Eva Díaz, co-chair
Leztbia Laing-Martínez
Rev. Jorge Blanco
María Borda-Wiesner
Deacon Roberto Fuentes
Introduction
Rev. Raúl Gómez-Ruíz, S.D.S.
Rev. José González
María Prado
Rev. Rafael Rodríguez
Rev. Robert Stiefvater
Mission Statement
A Pastoral Plan
For Hispanic Ministry
In the Archdiocese of
Milwaukee
The Process of Planning
SEE
JUDGE
Joseph Card. Cardijn
ACT
An overview of the process
Phase A:
Understanding
the reality
Phase D:
Evaluation
Phase B:
Reflection
on the
Reality
Phase C:
Strategic
Plan
Phase A:
Understanding
the reality
1. Collecting Data
2. Understanding the data
There are about 50 million Hispanics: 16% of th entire
population of the USA.
Including the undocumented there are about 62 million!!
The average age is 27; 13 years younger than the rest.
The largest groups are: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and
Cubans.
22% live in poverty.
50% are married!!!
States with most Hispanics: California, Texas and Florida
60% finish High School – 13% finish college.
Largest Church/denomination among Hispanics: CATHOLIC 68%
From all Catholic Hispanics, 42% are active.
From all Protestant Hispanics, 70% are active.
Would you leave the Catholic Church? NO (74%), some day
(21%), yes (6%)
To Hispanic Catholics: Have you ever attended a service in
a non-Catholic church? Once a week (1%), once a month
(3%), sometimes (6%), never (76%).
Percentage of Hispanics that convert to another
religion/denomination  13%
Main reason why I left the Catholic Church: SEEKING A MORE
DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF GOD (83%)
Other reasons: (2) Hospitality, (3) the way women are
treated, and (4) Masses are very boring.
Hispanics in WI: 300,000 (# 22) – 5% of the State’s population.
Hispanics born in WI: 66% - In another country: 34%
Men: 159,144 – Women: 139,979
Median age: 23 – 43% are between age 0 and 19. The median age
in the U.S. is 37!!
Largest groups: Mexicans (79%), Caribbean (12%)
20% lives under poverty. More than any other group.
Counties with most Hispanics: Milwaukee, Dane, Racine,
Kenosha.
Hispanics in K-12: 71,000 (8%) – High School: 39,000 –
College: 17,000
50% are married – 26% are divorced/separated.
25% speaks ONLY English. 75% speaks Spanish.
Hispanics in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee: 134,456.
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Districts with least concentration of Hispanics: 5 (Waukesha West1,276), 10 (Ozaukee-1,812), and 6 (Washington-2,900)
Districts with least number of registered Hispanics:
10 (Ozaukee-12% of the estimate Catholic Hispanics)
12 (Milw. West-13% of the estimate Catholic Hispanics)
7 (Dodge-16% of the estimate Catholic Hispanics)
Districts with the largest estimated number of Hispanics nonregistered or non-being-ministered-to:
14 (Milw. Southside-10,468)
1 (Kenosha East-3,675)
2 (Racine East-3,565)
1) Parishes with majority of
Hisp. population (60% +)
2) Parishes with equal
presence (40% - 60%)
The numbers are not exact!!!!
We estimate more.
Most Hispanics do not register.
3) Parishes with minority
of Hisp. (10% - 40%)
4) Parishes with small
presence (5% - 10%)
1) Parishes with majority of
Hisp. population (60% +)
St. Adalbert/St. Raphael (92% Milwaukee)
Cristo Rey/St. Patrick (88% Racine)
Prince of P/St. Hyacinth/S. Vinc (82% Milw)
St. Anthony (80% Milwaukee)
St. Catherine (75% Sharon)
St. Mark (62% Kenosha)
2) Parishes with equal
presence (40% - 60%)
St. Clement/Holy Name (52% Sheboygan)
St. Joseph (50% Waukesha)
St. Francis (49% Milwaukee)
Bl. John Paul II (48% Milwaukee)
St. Patrick (47% Whitewater)
St. Michael/St. Rose (45% Milwaukee)
St. Andrew/St. Patrick (40% Delavan/Elkhorn)
St. Charles B. (40% Burlington)
Our Lady Guadalupe/St. Patrick (40% Milwaukee)
3) Parishes with minority
of Hisp. (10% - 40%)
St. Francis de Sales (20% Lake Geneva)
St. Katharine Drexel (15% Beaver Dam)
St. Mary’s (12% West Bend)
Holy Family (12% Fond du Lac – 1,200!!)
4) Parishes with small
presence (2% - 10%)
St. Bruno (Dousman)
St. Jerome (Oconomowoc)
There are 21 “full-time” priests in Hispanic Ministry.
From the 21 priests serving in Hispanic Ministry, 12 are Hispanics
and 9 are of non-Hispanic origin.
From the 12 Hispanic priests serving in Hispanic Ministry, only
one was born in the U.S.
Average of registered Hispanic Catholics per priest serving in
Hispanic Ministry: 3,840!!!
Average of Hispanics in general per priest in Hispanic Ministry:
6,400!!!
Phase A:
Understanding
the reality
Phase D:
Evaluation
Phase B:
Reflection
on the
Reality
Phase C:
Strategic
Plan
Phase B:
Reflection
on the
Reality
1. IMMIGRATION:
Provide information and formation about immigration to Hispanics.
2. MARRIAGE & FAMILY:
Develop a comprehensive family ministry plan that respond to the
social challenges and cultural values of most Hispanic families.
3. PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR:
Create opportunities for parishes to reach out to those
Hispanics who struggle with material poverty within
their own parish communities.
4. HOSPITALITY:
Foster hospitality, a sense of belonging, and the means
of integration of Hispanics into their parish community.
5. CHILD & YOUTH MINISTRY
Develop a comprehensive youth and child ministry plan.
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6. MINISTRY & LEADERSHIP FORMATION:
Foster and promote vocation to the priesthood, permanent diaconate,
religious life and lay leadership among local Hispanic Catholics.
b) Provide appropriate pastoral, theological and cultural
formation to candidates to ordained ministry, lay leaders and
staff ready to understand and embrace the Hispanic, religious,
social and cultural reality in the United States of America,
and able to communicate in both English and Spanish.
7. MINISTRY TO DISTANCED GENERATIONS:
Provide Pastoral Ministry appropriate to the second and third
generations of Hispanics and to those Hispanics who
have distanced themselves from the Catholic Church.
8. CHURCH MOVEMENTS & INITIATIVES:
Provide coordination and guidance to the existing Lay Ecclesial
Movements and initiatives that serve Hispanic Catholics according
to their charismas, statutes, and needs of the parish communities.
9. PLAN EFFECTIVENESS:
Create the necessary structures that guarantee
the success the Archdiocesan Plan for Hispanic Ministry.
10. INTERDIOCESAN PLAN:
Develop an interdiocesan pastoral agreement for Hispanic
Ministry with the Archdiocese of Chicago, and the
dioceses of Rockford, Madison, and Green Bay.
11. AWARENESS :
Provide awareness of the presence, gifts, and challenges of
Hispanics Catholics in the United States and in our neighborhood.
12. CATHOLIC EDUCATION:
a) Foster dialogue that produces creative ways of providing
Hispanic children access to Catholic schools.
b) Foster dialogue that produces creative ways of using the Choice
Program for the social and spiritual benefit of Hispanic children.
The committee
identified
pastoral needs
in each
particular
Archdiocesan
region.
Phase A:
Understanding
the reality
Phase D:
Evaluation
Phase B:
Reflection
on the
Reality
Phase C:
Strategic
Plan
STRATEGIES
ACTIVITIES
PEOPLE
INVOLVED
TIME
KEY SUCCESS
INDICATOR
Phase C:
Strategic
Plan
STRATEGIES
SOCIAL JUSTICE
NEW EVANGELIZATION
ACTIVITIES
PEOPLE
INVOLVED
TIME
KEY SUCCESS
INDICATOR
Plan Effectiveness &
Ministry Organization
STRATEGIES
Hispanic Presence
CATHOLIC
EDUCATION
Child
& Youth
Vocations,
Ministry
&
Awareness
Ministry
Leadership Formation
NEW EVANGELIZATION
ACTIVITIES
PEOPLE
INVOLVED
HOSPITALITY
TIME
KEY SUCCESS
INDICATOR
Policies &
MARRIAGE
& FAMILY
Interdiocesan
Relations
Phase A:
Understanding
the reality
Phase D:
Evaluation
Phase B:
Reflection
on the
Reality
Phase C:
Strategic
Plan
The Hispanic Ministry
Evaluation Team
The HME evaluates the success of the plan by:
Qualifying the achievement of the “key success
indicators” as, “1” = very poorly or not-done; “2”
= poorly done; “3” = acceptably done; “4” =
good; “5” = very good or excellent.
Identifying major issues and/or obstacles.
Phase
D:
Identifying highly
successful
strategies.
Evaluation
Providing recommendations for future plans.
Questions, comments,
feedback, & discussion.
GRACIAS!!