Bishop(s)
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Date | Event | From | To |
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29 July1853 | Erected | Diocese ofLouisville | Diocese of Covington (erected) (Eastern part of KY) |
10 December1937 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Covington (from Cincinnati) | |
14 January1988 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Covington (Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Jessimine, Johnson, Knot, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Manifee, Montgo...) Archdiocese ofLouisville (Anderson, Boyle, Lincoln, McCreary, Mercer, Pulaski, and Wayne) | Diocese ofLexington (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1918 | 60,600 | 80 | 12 | 92 | 658 | 82 | ocdk1919 | |||||
1928 | 64,000 | 95 | 8 | 103 | 621 | 83 | ocdk1929 | |||||
1950 | 72,000 | 1,350,466 | 5.3% | 138 | 24 | 162 | 444 | 30 | 795 | 75 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 92,500 | 1,303,000 | 7.1% | 214 | 20 | 234 | 395 | 37 | 1,020 | 85 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 103,500 | 1,400,000 | 7.4% | 190 | 19 | 209 | 495 | 43 | 1,178 | 85 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 104,500 | 1,500,000 | 7.0% | 177 | 20 | 197 | 530 | 32 | 981 | 83 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 110,200 | 1,524,000 | 7.2% | 180 | 20 | 200 | 551 | 25 | 1,081 | 84 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 79,995 | 398,200 | 20.1% | 123 | 2 | 125 | 639 | 10 | 12 | 528 | 51 | ap1991 |
1999 | 85,202 | 401,127 | 21.2% | 113 | 2 | 115 | 740 | 18 | 9 | 430 | 48 | ap2000 |
2000 | 86,031 | 401,127 | 21.4% | 95 | 1 | 96 | 896 | 23 | 7 | 418 | 47 | ap2001 |
2001 | 88,896 | 401,127 | 22.2% | 95 | 1 | 96 | 926 | 22 | 10 | 416 | 47 | ap2002 |
2002 | 88,485 | 464,629 | 19.0% | 92 | 1 | 93 | 951 | 22 | 11 | 405 | 47 | ap2003 |
2003 | 87,884 | 464,629 | 18.9% | 92 | 3 | 95 | 925 | 24 | 14 | 418 | 47 | ap2004 |
2004 | 89,736 | 464,629 | 19.3% | 89 | 2 | 91 | 986 | 28 | 10 | 372 | 46 | ap2005 |
2006 | 92,250 | 471,000 | 19.6% | 83 | 9 | 92 | 1,002 | 28 | 16 | 346 | 47 | ap2007 |
2013 | 91,904 | 518,000 | 17.7% | 81 | 14 | 95 | 967 | 33 | 20 | 281 | 47 | ap2014 |
2016 | 88,874 | 526,378 | 16.9% | 87 | 12 | 99 | 897 | 39 | 17 | 263 | 47 | ap2017 |
2019 | 91,895 | 532,567 | 17.3% | 89 | 9 | 98 | 937 | 40 | 13 | 208 | 48 | ap2020 |
2021 | 92,700 | 538,446 | 17.2% | 85 | 7 | 92 | 1,007 | 40 | 9 | 194 | 48 | ap2022 |
2023 | 93,900 | 545,528 | 17.2% | 83 | 7 | 90 | 1,043 | 43 | 9 | 171 | 48 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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