Brooklyn (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Robert John Brennan, Bishop James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, Bishop Emeritus Raymond Francis Chappetto, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Paul Robert Sanchez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 29 July 1853 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New York Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: New YorkCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 467 (180 Square Miles)Conference Region: II (NY) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BRKOfficial Web Site: http://www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/ Mailing Address: 310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USATelephone: (718)399-5990Fax: 399-5934

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1950 1,249,197 4,600,022 27.2% 1,145 283 1,428 874 613 5,150 307 ap1951
1959 1,473,480 4,365,000 33.8% 879 288 1,167 1,262 745 4,207 216 ap1960
1966 1,585,712 4,436,897 35.7% 1,074 303 1,377 1,151 961 4,128 227 ap1967
1970 1,489,325 4,436,897 33.6% 984 303 1,287 1,157 840 3,596 228 ap1971
1976 1,210,185 4,589,186 26.4% 1,067 251 1,318 918 2 610 2,686 224 ap1977
1980 1,470,000 4,432,000 33.2% 927 243 1,170 1,256 55 534 2,414 223 ap1981
1990 1,533,204 4,239,400 36.2% 806 278 1,084 1,414 121 512 1,866 217 ap1991
1999 1,625,547 4,216,060 38.6% 685 220 905 1,796 174 182 1,273 218 ap2000
2000 1,637,999 4,266,795 38.4% 660 220 880 1,861 171 419 1,294 217 ap2001
2001 1,815,998 4,694,705 38.7% 638 210 848 2,141 145 386 1,326 217 ap2002
2002 1,816,000 4,694,705 38.7% 629 201 830 2,187 151 408 1,189 217 ap2003
2003 1,824,642 4,689,802 38.9% 656 191 847 2,154 398 1,153 217 ap2004
2004 1,826,592 4,694,705 38.9% 584 171 755 2,419 153 362 1,097 216 ap2005
2006 1,556,575 4,712,506 33.0% 600 171 771 2,018 147 348 1,078 216 ap2007
2010 1,453,000 4,865,000 29.9% 544 164 708 2,052 179 312 868 206 ap2011
2012 1,567,000 4,882,000 32.1% 524 165 689 2,274 214 299 872 188 ap2013
2015 1,556,575 4,888,324 31.8% 391 149 540 2,882 218 275 759 186 ap2016
2018 1,500,000 4,962,204 30.2% 486 185 671 2,235 254 280 644 186 ap2019
2020 1,524,200 5,042,400 30.2% 469 180 649 2,348 228 270 601 184 ap2021
2022 1,531,000 5,109,000 30.0% 460 222 682 2,244 221 316 420 176 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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