Abstract
Hispanic deacons ( n = 156) from across the United States completed measures on personal leadership style and their perceived sense of parish community along with demographic items. Most deacons ( n = 91) were assisting at Hispanic parishes, while many assisted at predominately non-Hispanic parishes ( n = 65). Results found no significant difference between Hispanic deacons at Hispanic or non-Hispanic parishes on their leadership style or parish sense of community (controlling for the total number of families in a parish). However, at Hispanic parishes only, Hispanic deacons perceived that the more fellow deacons, the significantly less sense of community was experienced in the parish. There was no significant relationship between the number of priests and perceived sense of parish community. Implications for staffing and the nature of Hispanic parishes are presented.
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