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The Diocese of Raleigh, established in 1924, was the first diocese in North Carolina; it included the entire State until the formation of the Diocese of Charlotte in January, 1972. At the time of the establishment of the new Diocese of Charlotte, the Catholic population of the area was just over 34,000; by the end of the year 2001, it was approaching 87,000. Because Catholics are a minority and, also, because there are many people who are considered "unchurched," there are many opportunities in the area of evangelization. In fact, the Bishop declared the 1990s to be the "Decade of Evangelization."
The diocese consists primarily of two areas: the mountains in the west and the Piedmont. The diocese encompasses 20,700 square miles (54,000 km2); it includes the 46 western counties of North Carolina. These areas are known as the Piedmont and Mountain area of the State.
The major industries are banking, furniture manufacturing, textiles, agriculture and tourism. In the Piedmont area, there is rapid growth of population because of high technology industry moving into the area, which is having a positive effect on the Catholic population. Although there is some manufacturing in the mountain area, tourism is the main industry.
The total population of the diocese is approximately 4.1 million people: of this number, approximately 124,000 are members of the Catholic Church. This number does not include another 120-125 thousand of unregistered Hispanic/Latino Catholics. Industries from other states continue to relocate to North Carolina, because of an active recruiting program of the State government. The movement of new industry continues to increase the number of Catholics, as many of these industries are moving from areas of the United States that have a heavy Catholic population.
The diocese encompasses three main areas of population: the Triad Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem; Charlotte; and the mountains. In both the Triad and the Charlotte areas, there are continuing efforts to cultivate and preserve the fine arts and the performing arts. Also, in the mountain area, there are great efforts being made to preserve the native culture and to promote the native arts.
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In the larger and more metropolitan areas of the diocese, many of the Catholics are well educated and serve in management-level positions of employment. There are programs designed to assist the newcomers from other countries to learn English.
The See City of Charlotte is a dynamic, growing city, offering tremendous resources to industry and business. An excellent combination of moderate climate, market access and amenities are offered. Located in Southwest North Carolina near the South Carolina border, it is ideally situated two hours east of the Appalachian mountain range, as well as just three and one half hours from the Atlantic coast. Charlotte is the county seat, encompassing most of Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte was established in the mid-18th century and named for the German wife of England’s King George III. Historically, Charlotte has always been a center of trade, from earliest days at a convergence of two trading paths to present day as a financial center and transportation hub. Over a half-century preceding the California Gold Rush, the first major gold discovery took place near Charlotte, further enhancing Charlotte’s attractiveness to financial interests. Charlotte has become one of the nation’s major metropolitan areas. The city continues to act as a magnet for new and expanded business. Charlotte has had a long-standing cooperative relationship between its public and private sectors, which has facilitated much of its growth.
By December 2007, 14 priests of the diocese had attended a 5-day workshop on the 1962 version of the Mass, recognized in July of that year as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. Bishop Jugis noted that it would take some time, but that the diocese was trying to accommodate the people with an attachment to this form of Mass.
On the following January 13 the Tridentine Latin Mass or usus antiquor (older form) was celebrated for the first time in nearly 40 years at Our Lady Of Grace Church in Greensboro NC with Bishop Peter Jugis attending.
Father Samuel Weber O.S.B was the first to offer a regularly scheduled Mass in that form in the Diocese of Charlotte since 1969, at Davis Chapel.
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