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- ↑ Catholic Online. "National Catholic Register: Many parishes lay led, despite Vatican reaffirming priests' role - U.s. - Catholic Online". Catholic.org. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ Allen, John L. "Dynamic California parish shows benefits of an alternative structure | National Catholic Reporter". Ncronline.org. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "San Bernardino and Los Angeles: New Models of Parish Leadership - June 2006 Issue of St. Anthony Messenger Magazine Online". Americancatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
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