(1) In ten years, diocesan leaders have shrunk the number of parishes from 194 to 175.(2) Each local context requires creative action that enables parish and diocesan leaders to promote a sense of belonging and ownership among Latinas and Latinos.(3) In the 1960s I wrote a Catholic column syndicated to ten diocesan newspapers.(4) The documents issuing from Rome and diocesan offices come across as totally abstract and divorced from real life.(5) At the same time, diocesan leaders must work especially hard to make clear the differences between a Mass and a Communion service.(6) How do we strive for justice and peace in our work with these minority groups in our seminary and diocesan community?(7) Although the financial arrangements are kept under constant review, it is expected that the diocesan 's obligations will continue for many years.(8) Many chapters have opened lines of communication with diocesan officials in an effort to find common ground but, in many ways, the rifts have only grown deeper.(9) diocesan synod(10) Diocesan newspapers do not broadcast weaknesses in diocesan procedures or policies.(11) So who insures compliance with diocesan policies?(12) Archer also writes: 'What is clear is that the diocesan is unable to consult over names (except presumably with the primate of his province), which makes his role in the process unnecessarily difficult.'(13) As I look back on decades of chairing parish and diocesan meetings, the book's purpose hits home.(14) A good deal has been written about the need for accountability and transparency in diocesan transactions, financial and managerial.(15) Delegates from diocesan councils shall be elected to a national assembly of Roman Catholics empowered to oversee the well-being of the church in Canada.(16) Soon came the facsimile machine, and if there was not a machine at diocesan headquarters in Kenya, Ghana, or South Africa, there usually was one not far away.
