Demographic map of the shortage of priests

[the_rev]

[url="http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/diocese_data_2004/flash.htm"]http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/dioc..._2004/flash.htm[/url]

For a map....

[toledo_jesus]

This map is really interesting stuff. I find it telling that many of the areas we know to be sinnful have a serious lack of priests...LA,San Francisco, RICHMOND....Also, notice how most of the b rowns are concentrated in the southern part of the US, thus proving my hypothesis that Sotuherns are perfect anf God knows it

PS I AM NOT TOLEDO JESUS I wish my boyfriend would log out on my comp! I am Craftygrl06.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Looks like my Diocese is doing pretty good compared with the others in the state. Yay Rockford!

[picchick]

woot woot rockford!

[cmotherofpirl]

I would like to see it correlated to the general age of the population.

[picchick]

I am being wary of the map....it is from USA today.... so like cmom said we should see a map with general age because I wonder if they are playing up the whole priest shortage thing...

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Probably are... but it may inspire young men who see there is a need... who knows...

[zwergel88]

Wow, it looks like PA isn't doing well, but to be honest it doesn't really seem like a priest shortage here. There seem to be enough.

[Old_Joe]

Woo Hoo! 7% increase in priests! 2% increase in parishes! It didn't say anything about abuse costs, but I'm pretty sure we don't have much to worry about.

(sorry I don't mean to brag)

[Old_Joe]

Check out Knoxville, TN. 51% increase in priests!

[azaelia]

Maine....no surprise.

[curtins]

that map is sad

[morostheos]

You all in the diocese of rockford are so lucky!!! I met your vocations director when I was up there this past year and he is SO HOLY! If you haven't met him, you should!! :

[stargirl3:16]

Michigan...why?...

[Paladin D]

I love maps.

Unfortunately, this one is sad. Seems like much of the Northeast is either declining or stagnet. Diocese of Richmond is having problems, at least the Diocese of Arlington and the Diocese of Raleigh are doing better.

[toledo_jesus]

[quote name='toledo_jesus' date='Aug 26 2005, 09:01 AM']This map is really interesting stuff. I find it telling that many of the areas we know to be sinnful have a serious lack of priests...LA,San Francisco, RICHMOND....Also, notice how most of the b rowns are concentrated in the southern part of the US, thus proving my hypothesis that Sotuherns are perfect anf God knows it

PS I AM NOT TOLEDO JESUS I wish my boyfriend would log out on my comp! I am Craftygrl06.
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Darling, your spelling...

i love you

[son_of_angels]

Check out the diocese of Lincoln, it had a gain. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that where FSSP is based?

[dspen2005]

[quote name='toledo_jesus' date='Aug 26 2005, 09:01 AM']This map is really interesting stuff. I find it telling that many of the areas we know to be sinnful have a serious lack of priests...LA,San Francisco, RICHMOND....Also, notice how most of the b rowns are concentrated in the southern part of the US, thus proving my hypothesis that Sotuherns are perfect anf God knows it

PS I AM NOT TOLEDO JESUS I wish my boyfriend would log out on my comp! I am Craftygrl06.
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what is particularly interesting about this is that in some areas we can see specifically where there is a growth in the number of vocations. Maybe the bishops ought to learn or take notes from these dioceses.

[blueufo7]

[quote name='dspen2005' date='Aug 26 2005, 11:47 PM']what is particularly interesting about this is that in some areas we can see specifically where there is a growth in the number of vocations.  Maybe the bishops ought to learn or take notes from these dioceses.
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Arlington Diocese... booooo yeah!!! (13% surplus of priests... ow ow!)

It's funny that it was not until I left the Arlington Diocese, VA to go to Richmond Diocese, VA for college that I realized there was even a shortage of priests!

Have you guys read the book [i]Goodbye, Goodmen [/i] by Michael Rose? I think his conspiracy theory that our nation's priest shortage was because good, orthodox men were acutally turned away from progressive seminaries in the 60's, 70's, 80's is a very credible idea!