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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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29 July 1853 | Erected | Diocese of Boston | Diocese of Burlington (erected) (Vermont)
Diocese of Portland (erected) (Maine and New Hampshire) |
12 February 1875 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Burlington (from New York to Boston)
Diocese of Hartford (from New York to Boston) Diocese of Portland (from New York to Boston) Diocese of Providence (from New York to Boston) Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts (from New York to Boston) |
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 | 101,502 | 362,000 | 28.0% | 141 | 57 | 198 | 512 | 61 | 665 | 85 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 122,086 | 377,747 | 32.3% | 167 | 64 | 231 | 528 | 55 | 618 | 93 | ap1960 | |
1966 | 134,440 | 392,881 | 34.2% | 187 | 93 | 280 | 480 | 95 | 602 | 102 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 141,193 | 438,150 | 32.2% | 177 | 72 | 249 | 567 | 94 | 575 | 144 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 149,797 | 471,000 | 31.8% | 157 | 107 | 264 | 567 | 1 | 131 | 384 | 100 | ap1977 |
1980 | 156,596 | 493,300 | 31.7% | 147 | 69 | 216 | 724 | 98 | 369 | 98 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 145,785 | 557,000 | 26.2% | 139 | 61 | 200 | 728 | 38 | 88 | 297 | 97 | ap1991 |
1999 | 147,840 | 589,000 | 25.1% | 137 | 51 | 188 | 786 | 38 | 2 | 239 | 94 | ap2000 |
2000 | 148,246 | 590,883 | 25.1% | 142 | 21 | 163 | 909 | 42 | 47 | 267 | 93 | ap2001 |
2001 | 148,712 | 603,450 | 24.6% | 144 | 51 | 195 | 762 | 45 | 77 | 263 | 88 | ap2002 |
2002 | 148,813 | 608,827 | 24.4% | 137 | 46 | 183 | 813 | 45 | 72 | 195 | 86 | ap2003 |
2003 | 149,048 | 608,827 | 24.5% | 122 | 46 | 168 | 887 | 38 | 71 | 190 | 86 | ap2004 |
2004 | 149,154 | 608,827 | 24.5% | 118 | 46 | 164 | 909 | 41 | 71 | 149 | 86 | ap2005 |
2006 | 130,000 | 625,000 | 20.8% | 101 | 43 | 144 | 902 | 44 | 58 | 158 | 84 | ap2007 |
2012 | 122,800 | 646,000 | 19.0% | 100 | 35 | 135 | 909 | 44 | 61 | 95 | 74 | ap2013 |
2015 | 125,500 | 661,000 | 19.0% | 82 | 41 | 123 | 1,020 | 40 | 61 | 90 | 73 | ap2016 |
2018 | 116,000 | 627,800 | 18.5% | 79 | 38 | 117 | 991 | 37 | 55 | 76 | 72 | ap2019 |
2020 | 112,000 | 626,960 | 17.9% | 80 | 35 | 115 | 973 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 69 | ap2021 |
2022 | 111,330 | 628,880 | 17.7% | 78 | 32 | 110 | 1,012 | 42 | 51 | 50 | 68 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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