Sacramento and the Catholic Church: Shaping a Capital City

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Sacramento and the Catholic Church The Urban West Series Sacramento and the Catholic Church s h a p i n g a c a p i ta l c i t y Steven M. Avella u n i v e r s i t y o f n e v a d a p r e s s r e n o & l a s v e g a s The Urban West Series Series Editors: Eugene P. Moehring and David M. Wrobel University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2008 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Avella, Steven M. Sacramento and the Catholic church : shaping a capital city / Steven M. Avella. p. cm. — (The urban West series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-87417-760-2 (alk. paper) 1. Catholic Church—California—Sacramento. 2. Sacramento (Calif.)—Church history. I. Title. bx1418.s23a94 2008 282'.79454—dc22 2008014262 The paper used in this book is a recycled stock made from 30 percent post-consumer waste materials, certified by fsc, and meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. First Printing 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1 To Francis Paul Prucha, S.J. Friend, Mentor, Scholar, Priest ...