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UTAH STATISTICS

CLERGY

 
  Number of Diocesan Priests: 52
  Number of Religious Order Priests:  17
  Number of Permanent Deacons: 65
  Number of Seminarians: 8
  Total Religious Brothers: 2
  Total Religious Women: 44
  Parishes: 48
  Missions: 17
  Stations: 8
 
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WELFARE  

 

  Home for the Aged: 1
     Total Assisted: 1,075
  Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers: 5
     Total Assisted: 233
  Special Centers for Social Servieces: 3
     Total Assisted: 403,213
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EDUCATION

  High Schools: 3
     Total Students: 1,719
Elementary Schools: 11
     Total Students: 3,754
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CATECHESIS / RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
  High School Students: 1,415
Elementary Students: 7,956
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TOTAL STUDENTS UNDER CATHOLIC INSTRUCTION:

14,844

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TOTAL CATHOLIC POPULATION:

120,000 (plus an estimated 75,000 unregistered Catholics, migrant workers, etc.)

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TOTAL UTAH POPULATION:

2,351,000

 

 

CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES

 

 
 

POPULATION:

There are 67,259,768 Catholics in the United States (23% of the U.S. population), and 1,070,315,000 Catholics in the world

In the United States there are 195 archdioceses and dioceses.

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THE CLERGY
  Cardinals:
    There are 13 U.S. Cardinals; 7 of whom lead U.S. archdiocese and 2 of whom are retired
  Bishops:
    There are 419 active and retired U.S. Bishops
  Priests:
    43,422 total priest; 28,886 diocesan priests; 14,520 religious (priests vowed to a specific order)
  Seminarians:
    4,735 total; 3,059 studying to be diocesan priests; 1,676 studying to be religious priests (priests vowed to a specific order).
  Permanent Deacons:
    15,027
  Vowed Religious:
    Sisters 69,963; Brothers 5,517
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CATHOLIC EDUCATION
  Elementary Schools:
    6,736 schools educating 1,846,045 students
  High Schools:
    1,378 schools educating 692,767 students
  Colleges and Universities:
    234 institutions educating 772,767 students
  Non-residential Schools for Handicapped Persons:
   

79 schools educating 17,558 students

  Public School Students Receiving Religious Education:
   

Elementary School students: 3,568,037
High School students: 755,631

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HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS
  Hospitals:
    581 hospitals treated 82,201,285 patients
  Other Health Care Centers:
    544 centers treated 6,022,677 patients
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SOCIAL SERVICES
   

More than 1,478 main and local Catholic Charities agencies provided services 10,507,116 times in 2003

    Emergency Services: 5,352,376 people served, of these:
    Food services (e.g. food banks, soup kitchens): 4,473,116
    Basic needs assistance (e.g. clothing, medical, financial): 31,106,708
    Disaster response assistance: 31,302
    Immigration assistance (e.g. citizenship counseling): 313,140
    Neighborhood services: (sports, camps, job fairs) 392,598
    Refuge resettlement: (resettlement and placement, ESL classes, job training) 76,864
    Housing: (e.g. vouchers, subsidies, home repair) 515,461
    Social Services: 3,782,472
    Counseling and mental health: 534,933
    Education and enrichment: (e.g. substance abuse awareness, parenting classes): 603,186
    Drug and Addiction services: 157,905
    Social Support: 1,189,160 people, includes daycare, respite care, and employment, transprtation, and housing search service.
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SOURCES
The Official Catholic Directory, 2005. P.J. Kenedy & Sons, New Providence, NJ, 2005.
The Catholic Church in the United States At A Glance, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC, 2005.
Catholic Charities USA Annual Survey at a Glance, Catholic Charities USA, Alexandria, VA, 2003.
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