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2011 Ministry Formation Directory

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The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University is pleased to offer the Catholic Ministry Formation Directory 2011 (available late June, 2011). For the first time, CARA is also offering online access to the Ministry Formation Directory.

The Ministry Formation Directory is a revised and expanded bound and online edition of the indispensable reference for seminary, diaconate, and lay ministry formation programs, vocation offices, career counselors, parishes, and many others. The 2011 Directory contains a detailed analysis of participants in Catholic ministry formation programs – seminarians, deacon candidates, and men and women preparing for lay ecclesial ministry positions. It also contains a complete listing of the more than 600 Catholic ministry formation programs sponsored by the Catholic Church in the United States, organized by type, by state, and by diocese. Each entry includes a listing of current leadership for each program, enrollment data, contact information, and a detailed program description. The Directory also contains a statistical overview of ministry formation enrollments. The online Directory features an easy-to-use search function, as well as downloadable data and customized reports for an annual subscription fee of just $30.00.

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There are three sections to the print and online Directory:

Priesthood Formation: Includes information on every high school, college, and theology level program, both degree-granting and residential, in the United States. Every entry contains a current list of the leadership at each program, information on enrollments, and a detailed description of the program.
Diaconate Formation: Includes information on every diocesan program for the formation of men for the permanent diaconate, including programs offered in Spanish.
Lay Ministry Formation: Includes both academic programs affiliated with seminaries and universities as well as diocesan sponsored programs.

The Catholic Ministry Formation Directory 2011 offers these features:

Up-to-Date Listings. CARA verifies the addresses, officers, degrees, enrollments and every other aspect of each of the more than 600 ministry formation programs in the Directory, so you can trust that each entry has the most current information available.
Expanded Statistical Analysis. CARA publishes the most thorough analysis of trends in ministry formation available anywhere.
Reports on seminaries, diaconate and lay ministry formation programs give all available information in a friendly, easy-to-read style with plenty of graphs and tables.
Online edition. The Directory online includes downloadable data files and customizable reports to compare programs and institutions. An easy-to-use search function lets you find just the program you are looking for, and provides detailed data about each program.


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Click below to access the Ministry Formation Directory Statistical Overview, 2011. CARA also provides an overview of the statistics found in the Catholic Ministry Formation Directory.

Statistical Overview