V ENCUENTRO

CONSULTATION
STATUS REPORT
October 9, 2017
 Diocesan Progress

1. About 160 ±4 dioceses are currently working

on the V Encuentro process (90% participation)
2. 30 have completed their Diocesan Encuentro,
but none have yet sent in their final reports
3. 69 additional dioceses have sent us the date
for their Diocesan Encuentro
 Online Consultation
Tool
Online Consultation Tool Usage by Episcopal Region

Region 14

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Region 1

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Forms Submitted (in thousands) Dioceses Participating

 Online Consultation
Tool

1. 98 dioceses have registered to use the online

consultation submission tool (about 61%)
2. 38 dioceses had 29 or fewer online form
submissions, indicating that they have not
been using the system very much
3. In total, 42,144 forms had been submitted,
including 4,889 from one standout diocese
FIRST FRUITS OF
THE V
ENCUENTRO:
SURVEY OF
DIOCESAN CHAIRS
“ If the V Encuentro process were to

”
end today, it would have already
given incredible fruit!
- Bishop Nelson Pérez
 Purpose of the
Survey
Goal: To measure the early impact and document
the first fruits of the V Encuentro process at the
national level
• Impact on diocesan staffing

• Changes in the attitudes and perceptions of pastoral leaders

• Participation and reach of the formative and missionary actions

• Use of media (new and old) and digital tools

 Process of the
Survey
1. A SurveyMonkey tool was created with 40
questions on 9 pages, English & Spanish
2. Invitation emails were sent to 194 Diocesan
Chairs in our database, and three waves of
reminders were sent
3. People responding by June 1 were eligible for
a prize of 50 copies of the Pocket Gospels
4. All others will receive 10 copies.
 Who Responded?

• Responses collected: 177

• Consolidated duplicates: 31
• Incomplete responses from unknown
dioceses: 3 (counted as duplicates)
• Total (arch)dioceses responding: 143
• Dioceses with complete responses: 140
 Responses by Region

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7 10
6
11 9
9
13 13 7
9

16 11
15
 Diocesan Staffing

• Diocesan Pastoral Staff

o 35 added and 14 lost
o 52 dedicating more time to Hispanic Ministry
• Diocesan Support Staff
o 21 added and 3 lost
o 52 dedicating more time to Hispanic Ministry
• Paid Pastoral Staff in Parishes and Movements
o 30 added
“ The staff has not changed but the Director of
Evangelization, the Associate Director for Young

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Adult Ministry and the Director of Faith Formation
are working as a team, dedicating time and
resources, to support and accompany military
young adults and families.
- Archdiocese for Military Services
 Leaders’ Attitudes

• Dioceses reported an increased awareness of

the presence and needs of Hispanic Catholics
among the priests and diocesan staff
• Dioceses described major improvements in the
attitudes and concern for Hispanic Catholics,
including greater engagement of the Bishop
• Dioceses saw new pastoral initiatives evolving
and nearly all experienced collaboration with
other diocesan offices, especially Catechesis/
Evangelization and Youth & Young Adult Min.
“ Throughout the V Encuentro movement, the
non-Hispanic pastors are realizing the need

”
to talk about how to deeply integrate the
Hispanic Community into the life of the parish,
especially by forming Hispanic leaders.
- Diocese of Las Vegas
 Participation &
Formation

• Parishes participating: 2,500+

• Parishes new to Hispanic Min: 281+
• Catholic schools participating: 108
• Catholic colleges participating: 53
• Orgs. / Movements participating:
average of 3.2 per diocese
• Trainings: 1,030
• People trained: 26,017
“ Our youth and young adults are the

”
ones who are most committed to the V
Encuentro. They are the ones leading
the groups!
- Diocese of El Paso
 Missionary Action

Dioceses reporting that one or more of their parishes

reached out to the following groups for the first time
as a result of the V Encuentro:

• Young Adults: 86 • University Students: 34

• Housing Projects: 55 • Homeless People: 34
• English-speaking • Civic & Professional
Hispanics: 53 Leaders: 28
• Migrant Workers: 52 • LGBTQ Community: 12
• Incarcerated: 40 • Gang Members: 8
“ People who were alienated from the parish have come closer.
People who have never led a group, now feel a desire to share
their gifts. The communities and leaders with more experience

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are realizing that there is great potential in individuals who
they have never considered or really seen before.

- Diocese of Jefferson City

THANK YOU!