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Date | Event | From | To |
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29 July 1853 | Erected | Diocese of Pittsburgh | Diocese of Erie (erected) (Counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKeon, Potter, and Clearfield) |
12 February 1875 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Erie (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Harrisburg (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) Diocese of Pittsburgh (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) Diocese of Scranton (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) |
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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1949 | 153,691 | 766,873 | 20.0% | 199 | 103 | 302 | 508 | 118 | 915 | 123 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 220,285 | 853,167 | 25.8% | 294 | 19 | 313 | 703 | 99 | 1,242 | 127 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 209,206 | 874,471 | 23.9% | 269 | 56 | 325 | 643 | 72 | 977 | 130 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 207,238 | 857,035 | 24.2% | 273 | 47 | 320 | 647 | 60 | 825 | 126 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 223,000 | 877,000 | 25.4% | 278 | 51 | 329 | 677 | 62 | 731 | 158 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 213,749 | 875,000 | 24.4% | 241 | 24 | 265 | 806 | 1 | 24 | 662 | 155 | ap1991 |
1999 | 229,659 | 874,900 | 26.2% | 244 | 15 | 259 | 886 | 11 | 2 | 518 | 127 | ap2000 |
2000 | 233,586 | 871,612 | 26.8% | 231 | 14 | 245 | 953 | 15 | 16 | 512 | 127 | ap2001 |
2001 | 230,016 | 865,041 | 26.6% | 224 | 15 | 239 | 962 | 16 | 17 | 451 | 127 | ap2002 |
2002 | 227,162 | 874,057 | 26.0% | 225 | 14 | 239 | 950 | 23 | 16 | 459 | 126 | ap2003 |
2003 | 225,197 | 874,057 | 25.8% | 221 | 9 | 230 | 979 | 25 | 9 | 438 | 126 | ap2004 |
2004 | 225,607 | 874,057 | 25.8% | 213 | 9 | 222 | 1,016 | 31 | 9 | 425 | 126 | ap2005 |
2006 | 230,000 | 890,000 | 25.8% | 202 | 8 | 210 | 1,095 | 41 | 8 | 421 | 125 | ap2007 |
2010 | 221,508 | 851,955 | 26.0% | 182 | 6 | 188 | 1,178 | 56 | 6 | 319 | 120 | ap2011 |
2012 | 221,550 | 868,000 | 25.5% | 186 | 7 | 193 | 1,147 | 62 | 7 | 304 | 117 | ap2013 |
2013 | 224,000 | 874,000 | 25.6% | 176 | 7 | 183 | 1,224 | 60 | 7 | 299 | 116 | ap2014 |
2016 | 202,239 | 842,661 | 24.0% | 161 | 6 | 167 | 1,211 | 73 | 6 | 274 | 116 | ap2017 |
2019 | 198,249 | 826,036 | 24.0% | 160 | 4 | 164 | 1,208 | 75 | 4 | 237 | 97 | ap2020 |
2021 | 195,243 | 813,513 | 24.0% | 160 | 4 | 164 | 1,190 | 74 | 4 | 213 | 96 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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