Laity
There are 68,293,869 Catholics in the United States1 (22% of the U.S. population), and 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide
New Church Members
Infant Baptisms: 830,673
Adult Baptisms: 42,335
Received into Full Communion: 72,859
Dioceses and Archdioceses
In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses/dioceses and one 1 apostolic exarchate:
145 Latin Catholic dioceses
33 Latin Catholic archdioceses
15 Eastern Catholic dioceses
2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses
1 apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Currently, 7 dioceses are vacant (sede vacante):
Baker, Oregon
Fresno, California
Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida
Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
Salina, Kansas
Steubenville, Ohio
Clergy and Religious
Cardinals
There are 18 U.S. Cardinals
5 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston
Cardinal Francis George - Chicago
Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston
Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia
Cardinal Donald Wuerl - Washington
4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke - Prefect, Apostolic Signatura
Cardinal John P. Foley - Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher
Cardinal Bernard F. Law - Archpriest of St. Mary Major Basilica, Rome
Cardinal William J. Levada - Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
9 U.S Cardinals are retired
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua - Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
Cardinal William Baum - Major Penitentiary Emeritus
Cardinal Edward Egan - Archbishop Emeritus of New York
Cardinal William Keeler - Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore
Cardinal Roger Mahony - Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
Cardinal Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary Emeritus
Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City
Bishops
There are 450 active and retired Catholic bishops in the United States:
270 Active Bishops:
5 Cardinal Archbishops
1 Coadjutor Archbishop
154 Diocesan Bishops
73 Auxiliary Bishops
9 Apostolic or Diocesan Administrators
180 Retired Bishops:
10 retired Cardinal Archbishops
24 retired Archbishops
94 retired Diocesan Bishops
52 retired Auxiliary Bishops
Priests
There are 40,271 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.
27,284 diocesan priests
12,978 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)
Seminarians
There are 5,247 seminarians enrolled in the United States.
3,394 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
1,853 enrolled in religious-order seminaries
Permanent Deacons
There are 17,436 men who are ordained as permanent deacons in the United States. A permanent deacon is a man, either married or single, who is ordained to the order of deacons, the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. They assist priests in administrative and pastoral roles.
Vowed Religious
Sisters: 57,113
Brothers: 4,650
Catholic Education
Total Catholic elementary and high school enrollment: 2,065,872
Elementary Schools: 5,774 schools educating 1,467,694 students
High Schools: 1,206 schools educating 598,178 students
Colleges and Universities: 235 institutions educating 804,826 students10
Non-residential Schools for Handicapped Persons: 61 schools educating 59,160 students
Public School Students Receiving Religious Education:
Elementary School students: 3,012,495
High School students: 675,686