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Namorato, Michael V.

The Catholic Church in Mississippi, 1911-1984 : a history /
Michael V. Namorato.

p. cm.--(Contributions to the study of religion, ISSN
0196-7053; no. 54)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30719-9 (alk. paper)

1. Catholic Church-- Mississippi--History--20th century.
2. Mississippi--Church history--20th century. I. Title.
II. Series.

BX1415.M7N35 1998

282'.762'0904--dc2l 97-53288

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1998 by Michael V. Namorato

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-53288

ISBN: 0-313-30719-9

ISSN: 0196-7053

First published in 1998

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use
of the following material:

Photographs located in this volume are courtesy of the Catholic
Diocese of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi.

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