Boise City (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Peter Forsyth Christensen, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 25 August 1893
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Idaho
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 221,514 (85,559 Square Miles)
Description: State of Idaho.
Conference Region: XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: B
Official Web Site: http://www.catholicidaho.org/
Mailing Address: 1501 S. Federal Way, Suite 400, Boise, ID 83705, USA
Telephone: (208)342-1311
Fax: 342-0224

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana
- Erected: 3 March 1868
- Vicariate
- State: Idaho
- Country: United States of America
Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho
- Name Changed: 5 March 1883
- Vicariate
- State: Idaho
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Louis Aloysius Lootens † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 27 Feb 1876 Resigned)
Alphonse Joseph Glorieux † (27 Feb 1885 Appointed - 25 Aug 1917 Died)
Daniel Mary Gorman † (8 Feb 1918 Appointed - 9 Jun 1927 Died)
Edward Joseph Kelly † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 21 Apr 1956 Died)
James Joseph Byrne † (16 Jun 1956 Appointed - 19 Mar 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa)
Sylvester William Treinen † (19 May 1962 Appointed - 17 Aug 1988 Retired)
Tod David Brown † (27 Dec 1988 Appointed - 30 Jun 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Orange in California)
Michael Patrick Driscoll † (18 Jan 1999 Appointed - 4 Nov 2014 Retired)
Peter Forsyth Christensen (4 Nov 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana
3 March 1868	Erected	Archdiocese of Oregon City	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana (erected) (Territory of Montana West of the Rocky Mountains)
5 March 1883	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska	Vicariate Apostolic of Montana (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho
5 March 1883	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho
Diocese of Boise City
25 August 1893	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Diocese of Boise City (erected)
26 September 1928	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Boise City (Named Changed from Oregon City)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Boise City

1918 18,000 39 21 60 300 98 ocdk1919

1928 19,375 43 14 57 339 101 ocdk1929

1950 27,701 524,873 5.3% 61 17 78 355 17 388 50 ap1951

1959 40,216 669,885 6.0% 65 17 82 490 8 341 104 ap1960

1966 47,791 700,000 6.8% 86 18 104 459 13 328 59 ap1967

1970 52,182 741,000 7.0% 80 17 97 537 20 285 65 ap1971

1976 64,499 820,000 7.9% 80 25 105 614 31 200 66 ap1977

1980 70,416 915,960 7.7% 84 20 104 677 12 28 143 67 ap1981

1990 70,942 1,012,000 7.0% 85 22 107 663 29 28 123 71 ap1991

1999 122,640 1,250,000 9.8% 90 15 105 1,168 34 6 103 58 ap2000

2000 126,650 1,258,700 10.1% 81 13 94 1,347 31 18 99 57 ap2001

2001 130,500 1,310,000 10.0% 78 13 91 1,434 34 17 94 57 ap2002

2002 130,750 1,340,000 9.8% 79 12 91 1,436 51 17 99 57 ap2003

2003 133,950 1,342,100 10.0% 78 14 92 1,455 51 21 96 55 ap2004

2004 145,900 1,351,000 10.8% 76 13 89 1,639 49 20 95 51 ap2005

2006 148,100 1,417,800 10.4% 76 14 90 1,645 69 20 91 51 ap2007

2012 172,434 1,567,582 11.0% 78 15 93 1,854 70 20 75 52 ap2013

2015 177,335 1,612,136 11.0% 73 16 89 1,992 85 19 66 52 ap2016

2018 185,232 1,683,930 11.0% 75 19 94 1,970 93 22 61 50 ap2019

2020 202,690 1,787,065 11.3% 71 24 95 2,133 94 35 53 51 ap2021

2022 202,690 1,839,106 11.0% 92 31 123 1,647 101 42 51 50 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Boise City
1918	18,000			39	21	60	300				98	ocdk1919
1928	19,375			43	14	57	339				101	ocdk1929
1950	27,701	524,873	5.3%	61	17	78	355		17	388	50	ap1951
1959	40,216	669,885	6.0%	65	17	82	490		8	341	104	ap1960
1966	47,791	700,000	6.8%	86	18	104	459		13	328	59	ap1967
1970	52,182	741,000	7.0%	80	17	97	537		20	285	65	ap1971
1976	64,499	820,000	7.9%	80	25	105	614		31	200	66	ap1977
1980	70,416	915,960	7.7%	84	20	104	677	12	28	143	67	ap1981
1990	70,942	1,012,000	7.0%	85	22	107	663	29	28	123	71	ap1991
1999	122,640	1,250,000	9.8%	90	15	105	1,168	34	6	103	58	ap2000
2000	126,650	1,258,700	10.1%	81	13	94	1,347	31	18	99	57	ap2001
2001	130,500	1,310,000	10.0%	78	13	91	1,434	34	17	94	57	ap2002
2002	130,750	1,340,000	9.8%	79	12	91	1,436	51	17	99	57	ap2003
2003	133,950	1,342,100	10.0%	78	14	92	1,455	51	21	96	55	ap2004
2004	145,900	1,351,000	10.8%	76	13	89	1,639	49	20	95	51	ap2005
2006	148,100	1,417,800	10.4%	76	14	90	1,645	69	20	91	51	ap2007
2012	172,434	1,567,582	11.0%	78	15	93	1,854	70	20	75	52	ap2013
2015	177,335	1,612,136	11.0%	73	16	89	1,992	85	19	66	52	ap2016
2018	185,232	1,683,930	11.0%	75	19	94	1,970	93	22	61	50	ap2019
2020	202,690	1,787,065	11.3%	71	24	95	2,133	94	35	53	51	ap2021
2022	202,690	1,839,106	11.0%	92	31	123	1,647	101	42	51	50	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Tod David Brown † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1988 to 30 Jun 1998)
James Joseph Byrne † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1956 to 19 Mar 1962)
Michael Patrick Driscoll † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1999 to 4 Nov 2014)
Alphonse Joseph Glorieux † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Feb 1885; Bishop: 26 Aug 1893 to 25 Aug 1917)
Daniel Mary Gorman † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1918 to 9 Jun 1927)
Edward Joseph Kelly † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917; Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 21 Apr 1956)
Louis Aloysius Lootens † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Mar 1868 to 27 Feb 1876)
Sylvester William Treinen † (Bishop: 19 May 1962 to 17 Aug 1988)
Nicolas Eugene Walsh † (Priest: 6 Jun 1942 to 5 Sep 1974)
Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †

Diocese of Boise City

Dioecesis Xylopolitana

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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