| Spanish Apostolate |
The Spanish Apostolate Office provides the Hispanic community of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester with religious guidance, support, and information on matters both secular and religious. We serve as a liaison between parishes and the Hispanic community, providing support and assistance in evangelization, education, and information.
Programs offered are available in both Spanish and English.
Services include:
- Support to parishes in reaching and serving the Hispanic Catholics of the Diocese
- Religious Education – Annual Mission and retreats
- Ongoing Education in Spanish
- Cultural Celebrations on specific Feast Days
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Felicitaciones to our 2008 graduates
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Hispanic Feast Day Celebrations
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The first National Encuentro for Hispanic Youth and Young Adults has ended after one year of hard work but this is only the beginning. Read the Executive Report of our local Encuentro process and continue to check back to see how it is being implemented in our Diocese. |
Things You Should Know:
Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15 - October 15
The anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.
The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any race. On the 2000 Census form, people of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin could identify themselves as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or "other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino."
For more information, please check out these links:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson203.shtml
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html
For More Information:
Br. Juan Lozada Roca, Coordinator
585.328.3210 ext. 1358
Bernard Grizard, Diocesan Director
585.328.3210 ext. 1328
