A study conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate has found that more than 1,800 parishes have closed since 1990. The number of parishes in the United States fell from 19,620 in 1990 to 17,784 in 2010--a figure slightly higher than the number of parishes in 1965 (17,637).
The average number of Sunday Masses at the typical US parish, according to the study, rose from 3.5 to 3.8 between 2000 and 2010, and average weekend Mass attendance rose from 966 to 1,110.
29% of parishes now have a regularly-scheduled Mass in a language other than English--up from 21% in 2000.
See the detailed report
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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