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PA Catholic Statistics

Source: The 2017 Official Catholic Directory

Parishes

  • Parishes: 982
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Diocesan Priests: 776
  • Parishes with Resident Pastor who is a Religious Priest: 73
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Priests: 118
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Religious Men/Women: 2
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Lay People: 2
  • Parishes without a Resident Pastor Administered by Deacons: 11
  • Missions: 55
  • Closed Parishes: 15
  • New Parishes Created: 1
  • Pastoral Centers: 17
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Brothers: 7
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Sisters: 136
  • Professional Ministry Personnel – Laity: 606

Welfare

  • Catholic Hospitals: 11
  • Total Assisted: 1,923,196
  • Health Care Centers: 2
  • Total Assisted: 3,488
  • Homes for the Aged: 52
  • Total Assisted: 10,726
  • Residential Care of Children: 3
  • Total Assisted: 648
  • Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers: 18
  • Total Assisted: 1,823
  • Specialized Homes: 26
  • Total Assisted: 9,941
  • Special Centers for Social Services: 122
  • Total Assisted: 677,033
  • Residential Care of Disabled: 11
  • Total Assisted: 1,522
  • Other Institutions:  25
  • Total Assisted:  17,679

Education

  • Diocesan Seminaries: 3
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries in their Home Dioceses: 76
  • Seminary Students at Seminaries from Other Dioceses: 95
  • Diocesan Students in Other Seminaries: 97
  • Religious Seminaries: 3
  • Students in Religious Seminaries: 28
  • Total Seminarians: 201
  • Colleges and Universities: 27
  • Total Students: 89,498
  • Diocesan and Parish High Schools: 50
  • Total Students: 26,682
  • Private High Schools: 27
  • Total Students: 10,872
  • Diocesan and Parish Elementary Schools: 331
  • Total Students: 84,760
  • Private Elementary Schools: 26
  • Total Students: 5,537
  • Non-residential Schools for the Disabled: 9
  • Total Students: 461
  • Catechesis/Religious Education High School Students: 15,362
  • Catechesis/Religious Education Elementary School Students: 131,896
  • Total Students Under Catholic Instruction: 365,269
  • Priests Teaching in the Dioceses: 62
  • Brothers Teaching in the Dioceses: 28
  • Sisters Teaching in the Dioceses: 357
  • Lay Teachers in the Dioceses: 9,599

Personnel

  • Number of Retired Cardinals: 1
  • Number of Archbishops: 1
  • Number of Residential Bishops: 6
  • Number of Auxiliary Bishops: 5
  • Number of Retired Bishops: 10
  • Number of Abbots: 2
  • Priests Active Within Their Diocese: 1,091
  • Priests Active Outside of Their Diocese: 52
  • Retired, Sick or Absent priests: 590
  • Number of Diocesan Priests: 1,733
  • Religious Priests in Diocese: 776
  • Total Priests in Diocese: 2,509
  • Extern Priests in Diocese: 97
  • Ordinations of Diocesan Priests: 19
  • Ordinations of Religious Priests: 5
  • Ordinations of Transitional Deacons: 17
  • Ordinations of Permanent Deacons: 1
  • Permanent Deacons:  800
  • Brothers: 167
  • Sisters: 4,744

Vital Statistics

  • Infant Baptisms: 24,569
  • Minor Baptisms: 1,235
  • Adult Baptisms: 1,410
  • Received into Full Communion: 1,718
  • First Communions: 25,936
  • Confirmations:  26,327
  • Catholic Marriages: 5,578
  • Interfaith Marriages: 2,438
  • Total Marriages: 8,016
  • Deaths: 31,087
  • Total Catholic Population: 3,201,242
  • Total Population: 12,790,697

Percentage of the population that is Catholic: 25%