Dinámica de las estructuras eclesiales territoriales en Argentina: ¿Desinstitucionalización de la iglesia católica?
; Olszanowski, Martin Otros responsables
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12/2021
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Universidad Arturo Prat. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales
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Cultura & Religión
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0718-5472
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0718-4727
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El escrito ahonda en las estructuras eclesiales territoriales de la Iglesia católica en Argentina. Analiza la dinámica de su creación de 1960 al presente. El objetivo es doble; por un lado, describir el proceso de creación de parroquias, capillas y santuarios en base a datos inéditos recientemente sistematizados. Por otro lado, interesa analizar el proceso vinculando esta dinámica con la de los agentes eclesiales que atienden estas estructuras, la de la población católica a la cual están destinadas, y la de la población en general del país. El análisis se efectúa tratando de comprender la respuesta institucional de la Iglesia en su misión evangelizadora y de presencia en el territorio. Los resultados permiten matizar la hipótesis de la creciente desinstitucionalización religiosa, particularmente en el campo religioso católico. Acordamos con este concepto que el proceso se nutre de cambios culturales en la población que la distancian de las instituciones religiosas, sin embargo, las estrategias territoriales por parte de la jerarquía eclesiástica evidencian una tendencia contraria, una institucionalización, medida en términos de creación de nuevas estructuras eclesiales.
This article analyzes the creation of territorial ecclesiastic structures of the Catholic Church in Argentina since the mid-20th century. Based on an unprecedented analysis of data provided by the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina, AICA), the authors analyze the process of creating parishes, chapels and sanctuaries and its relationship with the evolution of the number of ecclesiastic agents who serve in these places of worship. They also link these aspects to the evolution of the Catholic population and the country’s general population. The authors argue that the response of the ecclesiastic hierarchy to the growing institutional distancing of believers was to strengthen their presence. This resulted in a sustained increase in its territorial structures, even though this strategy places pressure on the increasingly limited capacity of the Catholic Church to provide services for these structures, particularly in regard to specialized human resources. The results contribute to a nuanced hypothesis regarding the growing religious desinstitutionalization in the field of religion. The responses of the Catholic ecclesiastic hierarchy to the growing distancing of believers from religious institutions include strengthening its territorial presence through growing institutionalization measured in terms of the creation of places of worship.
This article analyzes the creation of territorial ecclesiastic structures of the Catholic Church in Argentina since the mid-20th century. Based on an unprecedented analysis of data provided by the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina, AICA), the authors analyze the process of creating parishes, chapels and sanctuaries and its relationship with the evolution of the number of ecclesiastic agents who serve in these places of worship. They also link these aspects to the evolution of the Catholic population and the country’s general population. The authors argue that the response of the ecclesiastic hierarchy to the growing institutional distancing of believers was to strengthen their presence. This resulted in a sustained increase in its territorial structures, even though this strategy places pressure on the increasingly limited capacity of the Catholic Church to provide services for these structures, particularly in regard to specialized human resources. The results contribute to a nuanced hypothesis regarding the growing religious desinstitutionalization in the field of religion. The responses of the Catholic ecclesiastic hierarchy to the growing distancing of believers from religious institutions include strengthening its territorial presence through growing institutionalization measured in terms of the creation of places of worship.
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