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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Nesqually | |||
31 May 1850 | Erected | Archdiocese of Oregon City | Diocese of Nesqually (erected) |
29 July 1853 | Territory Added | Diocese of Walla Walla (suppressed) | Diocese of Nesqually
Archdiocese of Oregon City |
Diocese of Seattle | |||
11 September 1907 | Name Changed | Diocese of Nesqually | Diocese of Seattle |
17 December 1913 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Seattle (Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend'Oreille, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Benton, Franklin, Walla-Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin) | Diocese of Spokane (erected) |
23 June 1951 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Seattle (Chelan, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima)
Diocese of Spokane (Douglas, Grant, and Benton) | Diocese of Yakima (erected) |
Archdiocese of Seattle | |||
23 June 1951 | Elevated | Diocese of Seattle | Archdiocese of Seattle |
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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Diocese of Seattle | ||||||||||||
1950 | 183,000 | 1,662,770 | 11.0% | 127 | 176 | 303 | 603 | 232 | 1,008 | 113 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Seattle | ||||||||||||
1966 | 292,675 | 2,189,800 | 13.4% | 212 | 273 | 485 | 603 | 319 | 1,174 | 118 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 334,468 | 2,528,000 | 13.2% | 202 | 235 | 437 | 765 | 281 | 1,072 | 125 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 340,221 | 2,628,190 | 12.9% | 179 | 220 | 399 | 852 | 24 | 271 | 875 | 127 | ap1977 |
1980 | 358,460 | 2,825,350 | 12.7% | 221 | 232 | 453 | 791 | 48 | 267 | 895 | 130 | ap1981 |
1990 | 320,814 | 3,598,800 | 8.9% | 214 | 163 | 377 | 850 | 83 | 201 | 673 | 133 | ap1991 |
1999 | 508,900 | 4,425,100 | 11.5% | 199 | 135 | 334 | 1,523 | 86 | 33 | 650 | 138 | ap2000 |
2000 | 852,302 | 4,485,800 | 19.0% | 191 | 116 | 307 | 2,776 | 76 | 144 | 523 | 168 | ap2001 |
2001 | 850,925 | 4,587,375 | 18.5% | 184 | 117 | 301 | 2,826 | 73 | 146 | 492 | 168 | ap2002 |
2002 | 861,200 | 4,655,100 | 18.5% | 196 | 109 | 305 | 2,823 | 71 | 138 | 488 | 169 | ap2003 |
2003 | 860,000 | 4,711,700 | 18.3% | 207 | 105 | 312 | 2,756 | 71 | 134 | 471 | 169 | ap2004 |
2004 | 904,000 | 4,755,500 | 19.0% | 205 | 108 | 313 | 2,888 | 98 | 133 | 452 | 169 | ap2005 |
2010 | 972,000 | 5,202,500 | 18.7% | 214 | 103 | 317 | 3,066 | 113 | 122 | 409 | 144 | ap2011 |
2013 | 990,000 | 5,299,770 | 18.7% | 209 | 95 | 304 | 3,256 | 124 | 114 | 370 | 147 | ap2014 |
2014 | 997,000 | 5,350,045 | 18.6% | 204 | 94 | 298 | 3,345 | 116 | 109 | 367 | 147 | ap2015 |
2016 | 863,000 | 5,501,540 | 15.7% | 194 | 93 | 287 | 3,006 | 111 | 114 | 341 | 146 | ap2017 |
2017 | 856,000 | 5,610,840 | 15.3% | 196 | 96 | 292 | 2,931 | 117 | 115 | 322 | 145 | ap2018 |
2020 | 873,000 | 5,851,525 | 14.9% | 187 | 95 | 282 | 3,095 | 105 | 109 | 285 | 144 | ap2021 |
2022 | 899,000 | 6,117,925 | 14.7% | 191 | 79 | 270 | 3,329 | 113 | 92 | 234 | 143 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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