Optional Celibacy Survey Results
Results by diocese of a 2003-2004 survey of priests responding to the question: "Do you favor an open discussion of the mandatory celibacy rule for diocesan priests? " (For more detailed results and available comments from priests click on each diocese).
| Diocese | Priests Responding | Yes | No | Unsure |
| Albany | 69 of 243 [28%] | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Baltimore | 93 of 238 [39%] | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| Belleville | 55 of 159 [35%] | 71% | 25% | 4% |
| Boston | 321 of 1524 [21%] | 66% | 28% | 5% |
| Buffalo | 162 of 550 [29%] | 66% | 23% | 11% |
| Cincinnati | 174 of 542 [32%] | 67% | 29% | 4% |
| Cleveland | 114 of 500 [23%] | 64% | 32% | 4% |
| Columbus | 83 of 238 [35%] | 60% | 36% | 4% |
| Covington | 34 of 93 [37%] | 53% | 47% | 0% |
| Detroit | 160 of 768 [21%] | 70% | 24% | 2% |
| Denver | 78 of 292 [27%] | 58% | 37% | 5% |
| Dubuque | 101 of 222 [45%] | 56% | 40% | 4% |
| El Paso | 29 of 104 [28%] | 72% | 17% | 10% |
| Fall River | 78 of 237 [34%] | 65% | 26% | 8% |
| 28 of 109 [26%] | 36% | 64% | 0% | |
| Fort Worth | 40 of 109 [36%] | 60% | 30% | 10% |
| Fresno | 34 of 114 [30%] | 56% | 41% | 3% |
| Gallup | 15 of 85 [18%] | 60% | 40% | 0% |
| Gaylord | 15 of 78 [19%] | 67% | 27% | 7% |
| Grand Rapids | 30 of 135 [22%] | 61% | 35% | 0% |
| Green Bay | 106 of 329 [32%] | 77% | 21% | 2% |
| Harrisburg | 19 of 91 [21%] | 32% | 63% | 5% |
| Indianapolis | 51 of 166 [31%] | 84% | 16% | 0% |
| Kalamazoo | 16 of 69 [23%] | 38% | 50% | 13% |
| LaCrosse | 93 of 223 [42%] | 55% | 42% | 3% |
| Lansing | 49 of 185 [26%] | 68% | 26% | 4% |
| Las Cruces | 24 of 75 [32%] | 76% | 12% | 8% |
| Las Vegas | 23 of 77 [30%] | 87% | 13% | 0% |
| Los Angeles | 121 of 965 [13%] | 70% | 23% | 4% |
| Madison | 81 of 162 [50%] | 62% | 30% | 7% |
| Marquette | 13 of 101 [13%] | 50% | 31% | 0% |
| Monterey | 42 of 134 [31%] | 57% | 40% | 2% |
| Oakland | 126 of 301 [42%] | 84% | 13% | 2% |
| Oklahoma City | 46 of 121 [38%] | 57% | 39% | 4% |
| Orange | 40 of 164 [24%] | 68% | 25% | 8% |
| Paterson, NJ | 77 of 299 [26%] | 74% | 23% | 3% |
| Philadelphia | 128 of 900 [14%] | 47% | 50% | 3% |
| Phoenix | 100 of 304 [33%] | 77% | 19% | 4% |
| Providence | 123 of 400 [31%] | 51% | 46% | 2% |
| Pueblo | 26 of 84 [31%] | 69% | 23% | 8% |
| Raleigh | 44 of 155 [ 29%] | 79% | 16% | 5% |
| Rochester | 102 of 294 [35%] | 69% | 22% | 10% |
| Sacramento | 66 of 215 [31%] | 73% | 24% | 3% |
| Saginaw | 29 of 120 [24%] | 77% | 16% | 0% |
| San Bernardino | 62 of 258 [24%] | 75% | 17% | 6% |
| San Diego | 71 of 329 [22%] | 73% | 24% | 3% |
| San Francisco | 104 of 319 [33%] | 68% | 26% | 6% |
| San Jose | 66 of 184 [36%] | 70% | 23% | 8% |
| Santa Fe | 75 of 203 [37%] | 68% | 31% | 1% |
| Seattle | 68 of 290 [23%] | 79% | 16% | 4% |
| Steubenville | 30 of 57 [53%] | 57% | 40% | 3% |
| Stockton | 23 of 72 [32%] | 48% | 48% | 4% |
| Superior | 50 of 89 [56%] | 67% | 33% | 2% |
| Syracuse | 132 of 312 [42%] | 73% | 20% | 6% |
| Toledo | 78 of 210 [37%] | 77% | 22% | 1% |
| Tucson | 64 of 193 [33%] | 70% | 27% | 3% |
| Venice | 51 of 164 [31%] | 73% | 18% | 10% |