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PA Catholic Statistics

Source: The 2010 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: 6
  • Number of Auxiliary Bishops: 5
  • Number of Retired Bishops: 8
  • Number of Abbots: 4
  • Priests Active Within Their Diocese: 1,476
  • Priests Active Outside of Their Diocese: 89
  • Diocesan Priests in Foreign Missions: 1
  • Retired, Sick or Absent priests: 593
  • Number of Diocesan Priests: 2,159
  • Religious Priests in Diocese: 770
  • Total Priests in Diocese: 2,929
  • Extern Priests in Diocese: 111
  • Ordinations of Diocesan Priests: 26
  • Ordinations of Religious Priests: 7
  • Ordinations of Transitional Deacons: 14
  • Ordinations of Permanent Deacons: 12
  • Permanent Deacons: 618
  • Brothers: 210
  • Sisters: 5,892

Parishes

  • Parishes:1,226
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Diocesan Priests: 1,006
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Religious Priest: 87
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Priests: 141
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Professed Religious Men: 2
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Deacons: 3
  • Missions: 96
  • Closed Parishes: 112
  • New Parishes Created: 16
  • Pastoral Centers: 46
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Brothers: 18
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Sisters: 616
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Laity: 662

Welfare

  • Catholic Hospitals: 18
  • Total Assisted: 3,308,166
  • Health Care Centers: 6
  • Total Assisted: 123,476
  • Homes for the Aged: 73
  • Total Assisted: 12,574
  • Residential Care of Children: 8
  • Total Assisted: 1,242
  • Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers: 20
  • Total Assisted: 2,349
  • Specialized Homes: 26
  • Total Assisted: 5,956
  • Special Centers for Social Services: 95
  • Total Assisted: 542,105
  • Residential Care of Disabled: 12
  • Total Assisted: 2,139
  • Other Institutions: 17
  • Total Assisted: 21,415

Education

  • Diocesan Seminaries: 5
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries in their Home Dioceses: 76
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries from Other Dioceses: 125
  • Diocesan Students in Other Seminaries: 83
  • Religious Seminaries: 3
  • Students in Religious Seminaries: 40
  • Total Seminarians: 199
  • Colleges and Universities: 27
  • Total Students: 91,052
  • Diocesan and Parish High Schools: 58
  • Total Students: 33,635
  • Private High Schools: 23
  • Total Students: 10,281
  • Diocesan and Parish Elementary Schools: 448
  • Total Students: 109,295
  • Private Elementary Schools: 26
  • Total Students: 5,952
  • Non-residential Schools for the Disabled: 11
  • Total Students: 523
  • Catechesis/Religious Education High School Students: 23,589
  • Catechesis/Religious Education Elementary School Students: 171,993
  • Total Students Under Catholic Instruction: 446,797
  • Priests Teaching in the Dioceses: 131
  • Brothers Teaching in the Dioceses: 57
  • Sisters Teaching in the Dioceses: 646
  • Lay Teachers in the Dioceses: 14,071

Vital Statistics

  • Infant Baptisms: 32,452
  • Minor Baptisms: 1,619
  • Adult Baptisms: 1,477
  • Received into Full Communion: 2,135
  • First Communions: 35,603
  • Confirmations: 37,291
  • Catholic Marriages: 7,733
  • Interfaith Marriages: 3,576
  • Total Marriages: 11,309
  • Deaths: 37,237
  • Total Catholic Population: 3,518,147
  • Total Population: 12,383,284

Percentage of the Population that is Catholic: 29

Popularity: 16% [?]