Every diocese is different. There is no prescribed number of priests that a diocese must have. The number could vary from a few dozen to hundreds.
Catholic priests have the health insurance which is provided to all full-time employees of their diocese. The exact plans vary from diocese to diocese.
There should be about 222 parishes... I had to count them all... :( Not sure how many priests. I hope this is right...
Catholic priests are assigned a parish by the bishop of the diocese.
Yes. In the United States, Catholic priests are employees of the Diocese. All diocese have some sort of pension system as well as retirement homes for priests. Unfortunately, due to the current financial crisis as well as the settlement payments that some diocese have to pay out many pension systems are having trouble staying solvent. Priests in these diocese are rightly worried bout their future retirement, especially after giving their service to the church for so many years.
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop has many assistants: all of his priests and deacons in the diocese are his assistants.
The salary of priests is different for each diocese.
In the Catholic Church most Bishops look after a diocese.
Every single one of them except for the diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska.
You would need to contact your Chancery to find out the pay scale for the priests in that diocese.
A diocese is divided into parishes, which are run by priests.
A diocese is typically overseen by a bishop. Bishops are appointed by higher authorities in the church, such as the Pope in the Roman Catholic Church. The bishop is responsible for the spiritual and administrative leadership of the diocese, which includes supervising priests, overseeing the sacraments, and making decisions regarding the governance of the diocese.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere are two dioceses in Virginia: the diocese of Arlington and the diocese of Richmond.