The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-21
Priests and Parsons Paw.


Some interesting information in re-
gard to ministerial salaries has been
furnished TO the Church Economist
CNew York; by the Rev. DR.. w. II.
Roberts. stated clerk of the Presby-
terrain general assembly. Speaking for
his own church. he says that one hun
dred ministers receive salary or
g. 900 or more. three hundred receive
from $500 to $4,000. and seven hun
dred receive a salary of 81 900 to So,
500 I'm other Words comments 1.-The
Economist. of the $500 ministers, less
than one and d half in one hundred
are paid s. 600 slightly over five in one
hundred receive $500 or more, and
about fourteen in one hundred receive
81 ,000 or more"
In comparison to the salaries paid to
the ministers those paid to the priests
of the Catholic Church are meager.
We are not aware that they receive any
more than 81 200 in any diocese. There
are some dioceses to which $1,000 is
paid to pastors of important parishes,
but generally speaking the salary OF
pastor is $500 a year. In the diocese
of Cleveland as the people know from
the financial reports. the salary of the
pastors. no matter how large the par
fish. is only 500. The pastor does not
have to pay for house rent or fuel. but
from his meager salary. helped out
somewhat by the offerings that are
made. The work Of a priest in a par
ish is as far in excess of that of the
minister as the minister's salary is in
excess of the priests.
Money. Of course. is not the motive
power Of the priests zeal and labor.
He has been called by Him who says:
st have chosen you. you have not cho-
Il XoF will
nize the fact that considering the
state Of the markets and the numerous
calls made upon the priests, the
amount of their stipend hardly reaches
the demands Of justice.
1t is well for the people to know
that the calls made upon them and in
the sacrifices they have to make. the
priest himself hardly gets enough to
make ends meet.-Catholic Citizen.
Church Government in This Country.
The thirteen provinces into which
the Catholic church is divided in the
United States contain each an arch
uiocesa, subject TO an archbishop, and
several dioceses ruled by bishops, in
all numbering lightweight. The 100
prelates, together with the eleven CO.
RdjutOrs or auXiliaries appointed to
assist some of them, are designated by
the pope, to whom they are nominated
by ballot Of the bishops of the PROV
Ince. and another of the clergy of the
vacant diocese. There is no room for
INTERPRETATION or interference by the
state, or by any outside agency. As
things are arranged at present. the
choice of bishops can be made prompt
ly: in fact. in the more important arch
uiOceSes coadiutors are usually ap-
pointed with the right Of succession
SO that the administration may CON
tinUe without interruption. At the
head OF this hierarchy as primate is
the cardinal and, to expedite business
with the central government an apos-
tolic delegate.
There are 9.743 clergymen subject in
Bll things to the immediate jurisdiction
OF the bishops: and subject to them
also. i'm all that concerns parochial
ministration, 3.225 members Of religious
communities in holy orders. These r.
B6S priests minister to I1,2S9.7l0 mem
bers, who worship in 1905 church and
B.S73 chapels. There is no lack of can
didates for the ministry, 1882 actually
preparing to be secular priests and l.
b3l religious in the seven universities
and seventy-one semiraries. There are
162 colleges for males and SAB acad-
emles for females. These schools are
maintained in great part by 5000 men,
not in holy orders, but dwelling in com
mUnity. usually called brothers: and
10000 women. the nuns or sisters who.
also aid the clergy in the schools and
charitable institutions. conducting, with
proper assistance, 1878 parish schools
with 96S6S3 pupils, and 923 institutions
with 1.11303l inmates. Catholic Mes
Eenger Magazine.