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Date | Event | From | To |
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11 January 1918 | Erected | Archdiocese of New Orleans (Southwest Louisiana (between the Atchafalaya and Sabine Rivers)) | Diocese of Lafayette (erected) |
29 January 1980 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafayette (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis) | Diocese of Lake Charles (erected) |
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 | 295,000 | 460,000 | 64.1% | 112 | 94 | 206 | 1,432 | 190 | 342 | 102 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 385,706 | 677,738 | 56.9% | 190 | 110 | 300 | 1,285 | 163 | 584 | 145 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 397,021 | 708,333 | 56.1% | 185 | 101 | 286 | 1,388 | 146 | 452 | 150 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 409,263 | 706,187 | 58.0% | 115 | 121 | 236 | 1,734 | 184 | 428 | 154 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 399,348 | 774,307 | 51.6% | 184 | 114 | 298 | 1,340 | 34 | 163 | 410 | 155 | ap1981 |
1990 | 323,478 | 546,851 | 59.2% | 133 | 69 | 202 | 1,601 | 55 | 111 | 206 | 121 | ap1991 |
1999 | 336,746 | 559,055 | 60.2% | 158 | 55 | 213 | 1,580 | 47 | 31 | 173 | 121 | ap2000 |
2000 | 353,861 | 546,000 | 64.8% | 142 | 58 | 200 | 1,769 | 51 | 94 | 161 | 121 | ap2001 |
2001 | 353,861 | 546,000 | 64.8% | 136 | 58 | 194 | 1,824 | 74 | 93 | 151 | 121 | ap2002 |
2002 | 331,186 | 568,154 | 58.3% | 159 | 54 | 213 | 1,554 | 73 | 85 | 140 | 121 | ap2003 |
2003 | 325,422 | 568,154 | 57.3% | 148 | 52 | 200 | 1,627 | 69 | 88 | 133 | 121 | ap2004 |
2004 | 322,349 | 568,154 | 56.7% | 142 | 44 | 186 | 1,733 | 67 | 90 | 156 | 121 | ap2005 |
2013 | 330,000 | 629,000 | 52.5% | 151 | 39 | 190 | 1,736 | 95 | 67 | 134 | 121 | ap2014 |
2016 | 336,357 | 642,502 | 52.4% | 147 | 58 | 205 | 1,640 | 80 | 78 | 112 | 121 | ap2017 |
2019 | 341,115 | 651,600 | 52.4% | 153 | 55 | 208 | 1,639 | 111 | 81 | 106 | 121 | ap2020 |
2021 | 323,568 | 645,560 | 50.1% | 151 | 62 | 213 | 1,519 | 113 | 78 | 98 | 122 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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