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Northeast
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Region and diocese |
Year |
% difference
1966-2005 |
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1966 |
1985 |
2005 |
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New England |
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Burlington VT |
181 |
131 |
68 |
-62 |
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Fall River MA |
236 |
174 |
101 |
-57 |
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Hartford CT |
564 |
450 |
245 |
-57 |
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Boston MA |
1,330 |
961 |
569 |
-57 |
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Portland ME |
250 |
178 |
124 |
-50 |
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Worcester MA |
308 |
279 |
190 |
-38 |
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Norwich CT |
138 |
121 |
101 |
-27 |
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Middle Atlantic |
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Brooklyn NY |
1,039 |
701 |
428 |
-59 |
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Albany NY |
463 |
306 |
196 |
-58 |
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Rochester NY |
396 |
259 |
166 |
-58 |
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New York NY |
1,221 |
831 |
560 |
-54 |
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Buffalo NY |
629 |
497 |
318 |
-49 |
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Philadelphia PA |
1,042 |
815 |
90 |
-43 |
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Newark NJ |
876 |
710 |
528 |
-40 |
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Scranton PA |
467 |
372 |
285 |
-39 |
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Camden NJ |
356 |
345 |
222 |
-38 |
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Ogdensburg NY |
187 |
166 |
122 |
-35 |
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Pittsburg PA |
566 |
537 |
432 |
-24 |
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Altoona-Johnstown PA |
159 |
165 |
123 |
-23 |
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Rockville Centre NY |
449 |
418 |
358 |
-20 |
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Allentown PA |
286 |
258 |
238 |
-17 |
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Resources and information
Priest Shortage Statistics
If your diocese is not listed,
e-mail us and we will give you the most recent statistics from
the Official Catholic Directory.
Jump to a region
(US dioceses):
Northeast
Northcentral
West
South
Sources: census counts for 1966 and 1985, and moderate projection series
for 2005.
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