Jay P. Dolan is professor emeritus of history at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present and The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish and German Catholics, 1815–1865, both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.Jaime R. Vidal was assistant director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, and assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He subsequently was director of Hispanic Studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum, held the James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies at Iowa State University, and was director of the Franciscan Press at Quincy University. He is now retired and lives in Illinois.

"The three volumes of The Notre Dame History of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. series are an important contribution not only for those interested in the study of Hispanic Catholics but also for those interested in the study of Hispanic immigration to the United States." —MultiCultural Review"Vidal's narrative of Puerto Rican Catholicism is a masterful summary. . . . [R]eaders will be grateful for the insights that this volume--and the others in the series--offer about Latino religious life. This is an important book for those who want to understand Roman Catholicism in the United States." —The Journal of Religion"This book provides tremendous insights into the history and ... challenges of the Catholic Church in America. It further provides insights for anyone seeking to understand how to communicate the gospel to people unlike themselves." —Missiology

Jay P. Dolan is professor emeritus of history at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present and The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish and German Catholics, 1815–1865, both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.Jaime R. Vidal was assistant director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, and assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He subsequently was director of Hispanic Studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum, held the James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies at Iowa State University, and was director of the Franciscan Press at Quincy University. He is now retired and lives in Illinois.

"The three volumes of The Notre Dame History of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. series are an important contribution not only for those interested in the study of Hispanic Catholics but also for those interested in the study of Hispanic immigration to the United States." —MultiCultural Review"Vidal's narrative of Puerto Rican Catholicism is a masterful summary. . . . [R]eaders will be grateful for the insights that this volume--and the others in the series--offer about Latino religious life. This is an important book for those who want to understand Roman Catholicism in the United States." —The Journal of Religion"This book provides tremendous insights into the history and ... challenges of the Catholic Church in America. It further provides insights for anyone seeking to understand how to communicate the gospel to people unlike themselves." —Missiology

Jay P. Dolan is professor emeritus of history at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present and The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish and German Catholics, 1815–1865, both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.Jaime R. Vidal was assistant director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, and assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He subsequently was director of Hispanic Studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum, held the James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies at Iowa State University, and was director of the Franciscan Press at Quincy University. He is now retired and lives in Illinois.

"The three volumes of The Notre Dame History of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. series are an important contribution not only for those interested in the study of Hispanic Catholics but also for those interested in the study of Hispanic immigration to the United States." —MultiCultural Review"Vidal's narrative of Puerto Rican Catholicism is a masterful summary. . . . [R]eaders will be grateful for the insights that this volume--and the others in the series--offer about Latino religious life. This is an important book for those who want to understand Roman Catholicism in the United States." —The Journal of Religion"This book provides tremendous insights into the history and ... challenges of the Catholic Church in America. It further provides insights for anyone seeking to understand how to communicate the gospel to people unlike themselves." —Missiology