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Date | Event | From | To |
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15 November 1947 | Erected | Diocese of Dallas (Coleman, Brown, Mills, and Hamilton)
Diocese of Galveston (Lampasas, Coryeli, McLenan, Limestone, Bell, Falls, Robertson, Williamson, Milam, Brazos, Lee, Burleson, Washington, Austin along with parts of Burnet, Colorado, Fayette, Bastrop, and Travis) Archdiocese of San Antonio (McCulloch, St. Saba, Mason, Llano, Blanco, Rays, and Caldwell along with parts of Burnet, Trams, and Bastrop) | Diocese of Austin (erected) |
16 October 1961 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amarillo (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall)
Diocese of Austin (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman) Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell) Diocese of El Paso (Counties of Pecos and Terrei) | Diocese of San Angelo (erected) |
29 December 2004 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Austin (from San Antonio) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 78,662 | 810,640 | 9.7% | 56 | 42 | 98 | 802 | 60 | 205 | 55 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 117,512 | 874,677 | 13.4% | 83 | 49 | 132 | 890 | 161 | 238 | 109 | ap1960 | |
1966 | 129,825 | 820,109 | 15.8% | 97 | 61 | 158 | 821 | 130 | 246 | 77 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 138,224 | 835,376 | 16.5% | 92 | 68 | 160 | 863 | 128 | 253 | 78 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 139,080 | 939,600 | 14.8% | 92 | 56 | 148 | 939 | 97 | 210 | 81 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 147,867 | 1,029,900 | 14.4% | 93 | 51 | 144 | 1,026 | 5 | 81 | 190 | 84 | ap1981 |
1990 | 210,431 | 1,727,000 | 12.2% | 103 | 60 | 163 | 1,290 | 63 | 104 | 131 | 126 | ap1991 |
1999 | 350,000 | 1,915,392 | 18.3% | 117 | 51 | 168 | 2,083 | 149 | 38 | 118 | 95 | ap2000 |
2000 | 350,000 | 2,028,391 | 17.3% | 116 | 54 | 170 | 2,058 | 149 | 108 | 119 | 126 | ap2001 |
2001 | 400,000 | 2,077,192 | 19.3% | 124 | 93 | 217 | 1,843 | 181 | 96 | 108 | 127 | ap2002 |
2002 | 400,156 | 2,056,550 | 19.5% | 126 | 53 | 179 | 2,235 | 177 | 98 | 108 | 126 | ap2003 |
2003 | 401,541 | 2,178,507 | 18.4% | 140 | 48 | 188 | 2,135 | 173 | 96 | 102 | 127 | ap2004 |
2004 | 401,842 | 2,300,863 | 17.5% | 157 | 48 | 205 | 1,960 | 191 | 97 | 102 | 101 | ap2005 |
2006 | 422,006 | 2,397,028 | 17.6% | 155 | 54 | 209 | 2,019 | 187 | 104 | 102 | 125 | ap2007 |
2012 | 518,940 | 2,809,636 | 18.5% | 176 | 54 | 230 | 2,256 | 210 | 97 | 97 | 101 | ap2013 |
2015 | 558,329 | 3,022,897 | 18.5% | 160 | 49 | 209 | 2,671 | 213 | 91 | 89 | 102 | ap2016 |
2018 | 598,292 | 3,239,259 | 18.5% | 164 | 54 | 218 | 2,744 | 235 | 91 | 78 | 102 | ap2019 |
2020 | 625,255 | 3,385,248 | 18.5% | 177 | 48 | 225 | 2,778 | 252 | 78 | 84 | 102 | ap2021 |
2022 | 692,639 | 3,624,632 | 19.1% | 168 | 54 | 222 | 3,119 | 237 | 83 | 79 | 100 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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