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There are 68,115,001 Catholics in the United States1 (22% of the U.S. population),
and 1 billion Catholics worldwide2.
New Church Members3
Infant Baptisms: 887,145
Adult Baptisms: 42,629
Received into Full Communion: 81,775
Dioceses and Archdioceses4
In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses and dioceses and one apostolic exarchate:
145 Latin Catholic dioceses
33 Latin Catholic archdioceses
15 Eastern Catholic dioceses
2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses
1 apostolic exarchate
Currently, 4 dioceses are vacant (sede vacante):
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
- Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma for Ukrainians
- Lithuanian Catholics
Clergy and Religious
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is an assembly
of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Cardinals5
There are 16 U.S. Cardinals
- 5 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston
Cardinal Francis George - Chicago
Cardinal Roger Mahony - Los Angeles
Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston
Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia
- 4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops
Cardinal John P. Foley - Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher
Cardinal Bernard F. Law - Archpriest of St. Mary Major Basilica, Rome
Cardinal William J. Levada, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary
- 7 U.S Cardinals are retired
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua - Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
Cardinal William Baum - Major Penitentiary Emeritus
Cardinal Edward Egan - Archbishop Emeritus of New York
Cardinal William Keeler - Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore
Cardinal Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City
Bishops6
There are 424 active and retired U.S. bishops in the United States:
- 258 Active Bishops:
- 5 Cardinal Archbishops
- 28 Archbishops
- 1 Coadjutor Archbishop
- 153 Diocesan Bishops
- 71 Auxiliary Bishops
- 166 Retired Bishops:
- 7 retired Cardinal Archbishops
- 16 retired Archbishops
- 94 retired Diocesan Bishops
- 49 retired Auxiliary Bishops
Priests7
There are 41,489 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.
- 28,061 diocesan priests
- 13,428 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)
Seminarians8
There are 4,973 seminarians enrolled in the United States.
- 3,274 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
- 1,699 enrolled in religious-order seminaries
Permanent Deacons9
There are 16,935 men who are ordained as permanent deacons in the United States. A permanent deacon is a man, either married or single, who is ordained to the order of deacons, the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. They assist priests in administrative and pastoral roles.
Vowed Religious10
- Sisters: 60,715
- Brothers: 4,905
What else can I help you with?
What is the total population of Roman Catholic Church members?
.Catholic AnswerFrom an Catholic News Service Article about the Pontifical Yearbook, these statistics are for the year ending 2010, the three quotes below reflect the number of deacons, priests and bishops worldwide. They are the three orders of Catholic clergy: The number of permanent deacons reported -- 39,564 -- was an increase of more than 1,400 over the previous year. 97.5 percent of the world's permanent deacons live in the Americas or in Europe.Of the 410,593 priests in the world reported at the end of 2009, the Vatican said 275,542 were diocesan priests and 135,051 were members of religious orders. Ten years earlier, there were only 265,012 diocesan priests, but there were 139,997 religious order priests, the Vatican said.and from the same article:The Vatican said the number of bishops in the world increased from 5,065 to 5,104; the number of priests went from 410,593 to 412,236, increasing everywhere except Europe.
How many bishop around the world?
There are currently (May 2011) 5,215 living bishops. This number includes bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and the Holy Father. See link below.
What is the percentage of Clergy to Laity in the Catholic Church?
As of the 2005 Statistical Yearbook of the Church:There were about 1,115,000,000 Catholics worldwide.Of those there were:4841 bishops (including pope, cardinals, et al)406,411 priests (diocesan and religious)33,391 deacons (permanent)...making a total of 444,643 clergy.That means 1 cleric for every 2507 Catholics, or 0.04%.But there are also815,237 Religious brothers and sisters2,974,743 Catechists and lay ecclesial ministersIf you add these, to get the full number of ministers to members, the ratio is 1 minister for every 263 Catholics, or 0.4%.
What is the number of catholic cardinals per country?
The depends entirely on the country, there is no set rule. There are some sees that have an Archbishop who is usually made a Cardinal. Other Bishops, and even some priests, are raised to the rank of Cardinal for a specific honor outside of their residence. The Country with the most Cardinals is Italy of course. Below is a link to the Wikipedia article, it may be sorted by country so that you can see the breakdown.
How many Roman Catholic bishops are there in the U.S.?
According to the Official Catholic Directory, as of Jan. 1, 2010, there are 390 bishops and 59 archbishops.There are 456 currently active and retired Catholic bishops in the United States:271 active bishops:4 Cardinal Archbishops27 Archbishops153 Diocesan Bishops75 Auxiliary Bishops12 Apostolic or Diocesan Administrators185 retired bishops:11 retired Cardinal Archbishops25 retired Archbishops101 retired Diocesan Bishops48 retired Auxiliary BishopsSee the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) link for a list of the bishops' names.
Are there 8 million cardinals in the Church?
No, not even close. The rank of "cardinal" is a jurisdictional and authoritative title given usually to bishops who show great knowledge and piety in the administration of the Church. The number of cardinals can be tallied according to the total number or the voting number, as only cardinals under the age of 80 may vote to elect a new pope. John Paul II rose the active voting number to 120, 117 of which were alive to vote for the election of Benedict XVI. There are a number of retired cardinals as well, and these bring the total number around 180.
Who outranks a bishop?
The highest holy order is bishop, so bishops, archbishops, cardinals and popes are all bishops. However, in terms of rank, an archbishop is higher than a bishop, a cardinal is higher than an archbishop, and a pope is higher than a cardinal. The Pope appoints the cardinals, and cardinals appoint a pope. They are different things, and sometimes the same. An Archbishop is usually just the bishop of an Archdiocese. He may or may not be a Cardinal as well. A cardinal is not necessarily even a priest, although that is very uncommon in modern times, we still do have a number of cardinals who are appointed for one reason or another who are not bishops, and do not wish to be made bishops. They are not one higher than another, a Cardinal is just someone who has been honored with the responsibility of voting for the next Pope.
How do popes bishops and priests get their jobs?
Catholic bishops are priests who are appointed to their positions by their superiors. A bishop is normally ordained by other bishops.Choosing bishops is a matter of seeing what priests have the most experience, skills and knowledge of theology and administration etc., the same as filling a position of importance in any big organisationsRoman Catholic AnswerNormally, the current bishops in a province will sent their recommendations to the nuncio. The nuncio will sent his recommendations to the Holy Father. The Holy Father makes the final decision on who should be chosen for bishop. Then the priest chosen is asked by the nuncio if he will accept the position. If so, the Holy Father announces his choice and an ordination date is set.
How many gay priests were discovered?
There is no search for gay priests, so there are no records of the number of gay priests discovered.
What is Alameda Ta'amu's number on the Arizona Cardinals?
Alameda Ta'amu is number 66 on the Arizona Cardinals.
What is Alex Okafor's number on the Arizona Cardinals?
Alex Okafor is number 57 on the Arizona Cardinals.
What is Andre Ellington's number on the Arizona Cardinals?
Andre Ellington is number 38 on the Arizona Cardinals.
