PA Catholic Statistics
Source: The 2008 Official Catholic Directory
Personnel
- Number of Cardinals: 1
- Number of Retired Cardinals: 1
- Number of Archbishops: 2
- Number of Retired Archbishops: 1
- Number of Residential Bishops: 7
- Number of Auxiliary Bishops: 7
- Number of Retired Bishops: 8
- Number of Abbots: 3
- Priests Active Within Their Diocese: 1,577
- Priests Active Outside of Their Diocese: 98
- Diocesan Priests in Foreign Missions: 2
- Retired, Sick or Absent priests: 547
- Number of Diocesan Priests: 2,224
- Religious Priests in Diocese: 815
- Total Priests in Diocese: 3,039
- Extern Priests in Diocese: 132
- Ordinations of Diocesan Priests: 19
- Ordinations of Religious Priests: 2
- Ordinations of Transitional Deacons: 13
- Ordinations of Permanent Deacons: 5
- Permanent Deacons: 603
- Brothers: 205
- Sisters: 6,273
Parishes
- Parishes:1,370
- Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Diocesan Priests: 1,157
- Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Religious Priest: 78
- Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Priests: 139
- Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Professed Religious Men: 1
- Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Deacons: 2
- Missions: 123
- Closed Parishes: 7
- Pastoral Centers: 73
- Professional Ministry Personnel – Brothers: 20
- Professional Ministry Personnel – Sisters: 643
- Professional Ministry Personnel – Laity: 580
Welfare
- Catholic Hospitals: 20
- Total Assisted: 3,143,884
- Health Care Centers: 6
- Total Assisted: 127,425
- Homes for the Aged: 78
- Total Assisted: 12,428
- Residential Care of Children: 8
- Total Assisted: 1,529
- Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers: 25
- Total Assisted: 2,066
- Specialized Homes: 27
- Total Assisted: 7,792
- Special Centers for Social Services: 86
- Total Assisted: 530,177
- Residential Care of Disabled: 13
- Total Assisted: 1,828
- Other Institutions: 23
- Total Assisted: 20,697
Education
- Diocesan Seminaries: 5
- Seminary Students at Seminaries in their Home Dioceses: 69
- Seminary Students at Seminaries from Other Dioceses: 122
- Diocesan Students in Other Seminaries: 86
- Religious Seminaries: 3
- Students in Religious Seminaries: 19
- Total Seminarians: 174
- Colleges and Universities: 27
- Total Students: 88,524
- Diocesan and Parish High Schools: 57
- Total Students: 36,329
- Private High Schools: 24
- Total Students: 10,684
- Diocesan and Parish Elementary Schools: 474
- Total Students: 119,761
- Private Elementary Schools: 25
- Total Students: 6,225
- Non-residential Schools for the Disabled: 11
- Total Students: 568
- Catechesis/Religious Education High School Students: 24,079
- Catechesis/Religious Education Elementary School Students: 171,553
- Total Students Under Catholic Instruction: 457,897
- Priests Teaching in the Dioceses: 181
- Brothers Teaching in the Dioceses: 48
- Sisters Teaching in the Dioceses: 748
- Lay Teachers in the Dioceses: 14,992
Vital Statistics
- Infant Baptisms: 34,541
- Minor Baptisms: 778
- Adult Baptisms: 2,278
- Received into Full Communion: 2,912
- First Communions: 37,490
- Confirmations: 39,218
- Catholic Marriages: 8,257
- Interfaith Marriages: 4,176
- Total Marriages: 12,433
- Deaths: 38,208
- Total Catholic Population: 3,612,312
- Total Population: 12,280,840
Percentage of the Population that is Catholic: 29
Popularity: 9% [?]



