Bishop(s)
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| 2 November1949 | Erected | Diocese ofSantander (Villaverde de Trucios) Diocese ofVitoria (Vizcaya) | Diocese of Bilbao (erected) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 549,960 | 550,160 | 100.0% | 704 | 250 | 954 | 576 | 213 | ap1951 | |||
| 1959 | 718,187 | 718,710 | 99.9% | 795 | 402 | 1,197 | 599 | 1,019 | 3,311 | 245 | ap1960 | |
| 1969 | 1,000,396 | .0% | 799 | 504 | 1,303 | 0 | 1,210 | 3,452 | 232 | ap1971 | ||
| 1980 | 1,203,502 | 1,229,000 | 97.9% | 720 | 500 | 1,220 | 986 | 850 | 3,900 | 300 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 1,100,000 | 1,185,270 | 92.8% | 496 | 480 | 976 | 1,127 | 896 | 2,450 | 300 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 1,000,000 | 1,150,000 | 87.0% | 438 | 517 | 955 | 1,047 | 4 | 716 | 1,611 | 299 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 1,000,000 | 1,141,407 | 87.6% | 427 | 525 | 952 | 1,050 | 4 | 724 | 1,525 | 299 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 1,000,000 | 1,141,390 | 87.6% | 420 | 525 | 945 | 1,058 | 4 | 720 | 1,525 | 298 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 1,000,000 | 1,139,012 | 87.8% | 401 | 525 | 926 | 1,079 | 4 | 719 | 1,525 | 298 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 1,000,000 | 1,133,444 | 88.2% | 385 | 500 | 885 | 1,129 | 4 | 669 | 1,525 | 297 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 1,000,000 | 1,129,805 | 88.5% | 369 | 450 | 819 | 1,221 | 4 | 569 | 1,620 | 297 | ap2005 |
| 2006 | 1,006,197 | 1,136,181 | 88.6% | 360 | 420 | 780 | 1,289 | 1 | 506 | 1,310 | 298 | ap2007 |
| 2012 | 1,146,400 | 1,172,900 | 97.7% | 308 | 347 | 655 | 1,750 | 4 | 447 | 1,155 | 298 | ap2013 |
| 2015 | 1,109,887 | 1,144,214 | 97.0% | 278 | 287 | 565 | 1,964 | 6 | 379 | 996 | 297 | ap2016 |
| 2018 | 1,088,672 | 1,134,034 | 96.0% | 272 | 235 | 507 | 2,147 | 8 | 361 | 917 | 296 | ap2019 |
| 2020 | 1,000,838 | 1,142,853 | 87.6% | 249 | 220 | 469 | 2,133 | 8 | 346 | 907 | 295 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 1,002,000 | 1,144,000 | 87.6% | 226 | 200 | 426 | 2,352 | 9 | 327 | 887 | 292 | ap2023 |
| 2023 | 998,000 | 1,139,000 | 87.6% | 212 | 189 | 401 | 2,488 | 9 | 315 | 821 | 306 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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