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Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation Programs 1985-2003
| Year |
States |
Dioceses |
Programs |
Enrollments |
| 1985-1986 |
43 |
110 |
206 |
10,500 |
| 1994-1995 |
51 |
135 |
265 |
21,800 |
| 1996-1997 |
46 |
134 |
281 |
20,281 |
| 1997-1998 |
46 |
135 |
287 |
23,333 |
| 1998-1999 |
49 |
145 |
295 |
29,137 |
| 1999-2000 |
46 |
134 |
331 |
31,168 |
| 2000-2001 |
48 |
142 |
314 |
35,582 |
| 2001-2002 |
49 |
144 |
314 |
34,414 |
| 2002-2003 |
49 |
149 |
313 |
35,448 |
Statistics from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
Priest Shortage Statistics in the U. S. and Worldwide
| U.S. Data |
1965 |
1985 |
1995 |
2003 |
| Diocesan priests |
35,925 |
35,052 |
32,349 |
29,285 |
| Religious priests |
22,707 |
22,265 |
16,705 |
14,349 |
| Total priests |
58,632 |
57,317 |
49,054 |
43,634 |
| Priestly ordinations |
994 |
533 |
511 |
441 |
| Grad. level seminarians |
8,325 |
4,063 |
3,172 |
3,414 |
| Permanent deacons |
-- |
7,204 |
10,932 |
13,635 |
| Religious brothers |
12,271 |
7,544 |
6,535 |
5,499 |
| Religious sisters |
179,954 |
115,386 |
90,809 |
73,316 |
| Parishes |
17,637 |
19,244 |
19,331 |
19,081 |
| Without resident priest |
549 |
1,051 |
2,161 |
3,040 |
| Catholic population |
45,600,000 |
52,300,000 |
57,400,000 |
63,400,000 |
| Percent of US Population |
24% |
23% |
23% |
22% |
| World Data |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
| Diocesan priests |
270,924 |
257,409 |
257,696 |
262,418 |
265,781 |
| Religious priests |
148,804 |
156,191 |
145,477 |
142,332 |
139,397 |
| Total priests |
419,728 |
413,600 |
403,173 |
404,750 |
405,178 |
| Diocesan Priestly ordinations |
4,622 |
-- |
5,938 |
6,444 |
6,814 |
| Grad. level seminarians |
-- |
33,731 |
51,603 |
54,154 |
55,968 |
| Permanent deacons |
309 |
7,654 |
17,525 |
22,390 |
27,824 |
| Religious brothers |
-- |
73,090 |
62,526 |
59,515 |
55,057 |
| Religious sisters |
-- |
960,991 |
882,111 |
837,961 |
801,185 |
| Parishes |
191,438 |
206,503 |
215,805 |
220,077 |
218,196 |
| Without resident priest |
-- |
94,846 |
107,566 |
110,502 |
105,530 |
| Catholic population |
653.5m |
783.7m |
928.5m |
989.4m |
1.045b |
Statistics from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
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