PA Catholic Statistics

Source: The 2012 Official Catholic Directory

Parishes

  • Parishes: 1,065
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Diocesan Priests: 889
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Religious Priest: 77
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Priests: 109
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Religious Men/Women: 2
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Deacons: 3
  • Missions: 60
  • Closed Parishes: 24
  • New Parishes Created: 10
  • Pastoral Centers: 43
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Brothers: 8
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Sisters: 180
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Laity: 585

Welfare

  • Catholic Hospitals: 15
  • Total Assisted: 2,840,016
  • Health Care Centers: 7
  • Total Assisted: 303,145
  • Homes for the Aged: 68
  • Total Assisted: 11,578
  • Residential Care of Children: 8
  • Total Assisted: 1,728
  • Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers: 12
  • Total Assisted: 830
  • Specialized Homes: 25
  • Total Assisted: 5,956
  • Special Centers for Social Services: 95
  • Total Assisted: 35,166
  • Residential Care of Disabled: 11
  • Total Assisted: 1,265
  • Other Institutions: 20
  • Total Assisted: 21,004

Education

  • Diocesan Seminaries: 3
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries in their Home Dioceses: 84
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries from Other Dioceses: 95
  • Diocesan Students in Other Seminaries: 95
  • Religious Seminaries: 12
  • Students in Religious Seminaries: 54
  • Total Seminarians: 233
  • Colleges and Universities: 26
  • Total Students: 97,150
  • Diocesan and Parish High Schools: 55
  • Total Students: 31,477
  • Private High Schools: 22
  • Total Students: 9,699
  • Diocesan and Parish Elementary Schools: 407
  • Total Students: 101,766
  • Private Elementary Schools: 27
  • Total Students: 5,895
  • Non-residential Schools for the Disabled: 10
  • Total Students: 582
  • Catechesis/Religious Education High School Students: 20,729
  • Catechesis/Religious Education Elementary School Students: 163,687
  • Total Students Under Catholic Instruction: 431,218
  • Priests Teaching in the Dioceses: 136
  • Brothers Teaching in the Dioceses: 47
  • Sisters Teaching in the Dioceses: 563
  • Lay Teachers in the Dioceses: 13,666

Personnel

  • Number of Retired Cardinals: 1
  • Number of Archbishops: 1
  • Number of Residential Bishops: 7
  • Number of Auxiliary Bishops: 5
  • Number of Retired Bishops: 10
  • Number of Abbots: 2
  • Priests Active Within Their Diocese: 1,289
  • Priests Active Outside of Their Diocese: 78
  • Diocesan Priests in Foreign Missions: 1
  • Retired, Sick or Absent priests: 583
  • Number of Diocesan Priests: 1,951
  • Religious Priests in Diocese: 743
  • Total Priests in Diocese: 2,694
  • Extern Priests in Diocese: 86
  • Ordinations of Diocesan Priests: 12
  • Ordinations of Religious Priests: 4
  • Ordinations of Transitional Deacons: 14
  • Ordinations of Permanent Deacons: 70
  • Permanent Deacons: 697
  • Brothers: 194
  • Sisters: 5,502

Vital Statistics

  • Infant Baptisms: 29,089
  • Minor Baptisms: 1,463
  • Adult Baptisms: 1,519
  • Received into Full Communion: 4,826
  • First Communions: 32,475
  • Confirmations: 31,807
  • Catholic Marriages: 6,927
  • Interfaith Marriages: 3,177
  • Total Marriages: 10,104
  • Deaths: 35,112
  • Total Catholic Population: 3,377,526
  • Total Population: 12,708,389

 

Percentage of the Population that is Catholic: 27%