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[Noel's angel]

DIOCESAN STATISTICS

For Year Ending 31st December 2003



NUMBER OF CATHOLICS 317,622
NUMBER OF PARISHES 88
NUMBER OF CHURCHES 151
NUMBER OF PRIESTS IN DIOCESAN MINISTRY 178
NUMBER OF PRIESTS ORDAINED 2
NUMBER OF PRIESTS WHO DIED 4
NUMBER OF RETIRED PRIESTS 28
NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS PRIESTS 64
NUMBER OF SEMINARIANS 9
NUMBER OF BROTHERS 37
NUMBER OF SISTERS 289

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

man, you have more sisters than diocesan priests!

[Noel's angel]

What can I say? we love our nuns!

[Theoketos]

Um, I have no idea what happend to my first post...

But I did the Math.

Look at this: (Laity apx:Priest)

Diocese of Lincoln Nebraska

90,000:148

Diocese of Dallas, Texas

1,000,000 (that is generously low) :: 77 priests

If Dallas has the same ratio of priests to people as Lincoln does that means my diocese would have over 1,700 priests.

See what being orthodox means?

[philothea]

Hrmn. I don't know how to find these stats!

Looking...

Aha, there we go.

Diocese of Peoria:
Total Number of Catholics: 240,680
Total Priests in Diocese: 298
Permanent Deacons: 94
Sisters: 292

(more less interesting stats available too)

Edited September 21, 2005 by philothea

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

May I ask where I find these statistics, and James, I was wondering the same... I've seen this thread many times, and it confuses me every time.

[Theoketos]

Well many diocesan websites have them. I asked my priest to see the priest directory in Dallas, since I am the youth minister.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Lucky... this is what I found on our Diocese's website:

According to the diocese’s annual general report to the Vatican for the year ending Nov. 2002:

* There are 418,891 Catholics in the diocese’s 11-county area.
* The diocese includes 105 parishes.
* It is served by a total of 166 priests incardinated in our diocese and another 13 priests from other dioceses who serve here.
* There are 48 religious priests, 112 permanent deacons, 250 religious women and 17 religious brothers serving in the diocese.
* Six men were ordained to the priesthood in 2002, and four diocesan priests died.
* There are 47 men studying for the Rockford diocesan priesthood at various seminaries.

He he... I also found out what my Bishop does too:

Bishop Doran currently serves on the following Committees and Boards:

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Chairman of the USCCB Canonical Affairs Committee
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Administrative Committee of the USCCB
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Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse of Minors
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President of the Institute on Religious Life
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Board of Catholics United for the Faith
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Trustee for The Catholic University of America

Bishop Doran previously served on the following Committees and Boards:

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Subcommittee to draft the US Bishops' application of plan to implement Ex Corde Ecclesiae
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Consultant to the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism
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The subcommittee to study the Interdicasterial Instruction on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priests
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Ad Hoc Committee on the Forum
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Board of National Rural Life Conference
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Chairman of Region VII Bishops
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Administrative Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1997-2000)
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Administrative Board of the U.S. Catholic Conference (1997-2000)
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Mixed Commission to revise the "Essential Norms" for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons
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Commission on Science and Human Values
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Committee on Women in Society and in the Church
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Common Ground Initiative

[stargirl3:16]

Here's my diocese:
Catholic population at 162,670
Bishop: 1
Retired Bishops: 1
Retired Auxiliary Bishop: 1
Priests, Diocesan: 99
Active in Diocese: 68
Active outside Diocese: 1
Retired: 29
Priests, Religious Order: 13
Permanent Deacons: 32
Pastoral Director: 1
Brothers: 1
Sisters: 259
Hermits: 2
Parishes/Missions: 102

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Hey! You got two hermits! That's a new one! Totally cool though!


EDIT: The DIocese of Joliet is very secretive about numbers... they list the numbers of Catholics and Catholic Families, but that is it. No Priest numbers or anything! Crazy Diocese...

[stargirl3:16]

I know. Now that I know they exist I want to find them...

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

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good luck with that one!

[philothea]

So... who wins? I am too drugged to do math right now.

[catholicflower]

Arlington diocese:
Catholics= 400,000
Priests: 241 ( 151 diocese, 64 religious, 26 externs, 4 Eastern)
Sisters: 155
Brothers: 20
Semenarians: 24 (22 in major seminary)
Permanent DEacons : 54
Parishes: 67

[Noel's angel]

we have 270 priests in total for 317,622 Catholics

[Noel's angel]

3 bishops as well

[LSW]

Diocese of Vancouver B.C.

Catholic Population: 402,310
Diocesan Priests: 89
Religious Order Priests: 87
Permanent Deacons: 1
Sisters: 129
Brothers: 16
Lay Pastoral Assistants: -
Parishes and Missions: 94

[Lil Red]

where do you find these facts? my diocese doesn't have anything listed!!!

[Noel's angel]

awww, i just went to the website and it says 'diocese statistics' and it took me to a link

[philothea]

Mine was under a "FAQ" at the diocese homepage.