Pioneers of Latino Ministry: Claretians and the Evolving World of Catholic America

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Deborah E. Kanter

Pioneers of Latino Ministry

Claretians and the Evolving World of Catholic America

Deborah E. Kanter

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New York University Press
07 October 2025

Social & cultural history; History of religion; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Hispanic & Latino studies

Traces the history of the Claretian Missionaries and their far-reaching influence on Latino Catholics

Pioneers of Latino Ministry tells the story of the Claretian Missionaries, a male Catholic congregation, dedicated to Latin American immigrants and their families on the margins of US society since 1902. The Claretians' accompaniment of Latinos makes them distinct in American Catholic history. When the first Claretians arrived from Mexico, Spanish speakers were a small, often unrecognized part of Catholic America. Today Latinos constitute half of US Catholics.

The Claretians inaugurated parishes and schools in over fifteen states. Their outreach was felt in wider Catholic America as they published popular magazines, created missions in Central America, and fostered a now wide-spread devotion to St. Jude. They cultivated respect and dignity for Latino people in regions where wider society marginalized the newcomers. Because they encouraged education and leadership within their parishes, many Latinos emerged to lead and enhance US Catholic life as priests, female religious, and lay leaders. Today, the Claretians have circled back to their original mission in the US: committed to new generations of immigrants and their children.

Pioneers of Latino Ministry charts the history of the Claretians and their influence on Latino Catholics in the US, as well as on broader American Catholicism. Filled with compelling stories, the volume offers a vital portrait of unexplored Catholic American history.

By: Deborah E. Kanter
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781479832484
ISBN 10: 1479832480
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Deborah E. Kanter is Professor of History Emeritus at Albion College. She is the author of Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican and Hijos del Pueblo: Gender, Family, and Community in Rural Mexico.

Reviews for Pioneers of Latino Ministry: Claretians and the Evolving World of Catholic America

""Pioneers of Latino Ministry relates the apostolic fervor of Claretian Missionaries, especially among the Latina and Latino faithful they accompanied. With engaged storytelling and critical assessment, Deborah E. Kanter unveils not just the history of one religious order, but the sojourn of Hispanic Catholicism and immigration from the dawn of the Mexican Revolution to the present."" -- Timothy Matovina, author of Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church