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West
Region and diocese Year
% difference
1966-2005
1966 1985 2005
Mountain        
  Las Cruces NM 27 26 15 -44
  Pueblo CO 85 76 56 -34
  Santa Fe NM 141 116 98 -30
  Cheyenne WY 59 45 45 -24
  Boise ID 77 81 60 -22
  Gallup NM 15 53 53 253
          
Pacific        
  Stockton CA 48 37 24 -50
  San Diego CA 208 177 140 -33
  Monterey CA 69 66 50 -28
  Baker OR 45 39 33 -27
  San Jose CA 110 89 82 -25
  San Bernardino CA 135 110 113 -16
  San Francisco CA 244 198 206 -16
  Los Angeles CA 572 528 495 -13
  Oakland CA 147 135 129 -12
  Orange CA 102 125 161 58

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Priest Shortage Statistics

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Sources: census counts for 1966 and 1985, and moderate projection series for 2005.

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