69.1 million Catholics (23% of the U.S. population)
18,992 parishes (46 new parishes in 2005)
42,271 priests / 5,252 brothers / 67,773 sisters
573 Catholic hospitals treated 84.7 million patients in 2005
6,511 elementary schools and 1,354 high schools, with over 2.5 million students enrolled
231 Catholic colleges and universities with a total of 763,757 students
Growth of Catholics in America
In 2005, 73,684 people were received into full communion with the Catholic Church. In addition, 80,817 adults and 943,264 infants were baptized.
Percentage of Ethnic/Racial Groups in the United States Who Identify as Catholic
Approximately 39% - or 26.4 million – of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic.
25 of the nation's 273 active bishops, are Hispanic. 2,900 of the nation's 44,212 priests are Hispanic.
Hispanics make up 41% of all Catholics under age 30, and 44% of all Catholics under age 10.
Since 1960, 71% of the U.S. Catholic population growth has been due to the growth in the number of Hispanics in the U.S. population overall. By the second decade of the 21st century, over 50% of U.S. Catholics will likely be Hispanic.
There are 4.1 million people who identify themselves as Native American; 493,615 of these Native Americans, or 12 percentof the total population, are considered Catholic. Currently, there are two Native American bishops in active service in the United States.
There are 2.3 million African American Catholics. There are 1,300 parishes which are predominantly African American, 75 of which have African-American pastors. Approximately 250 priests, 300 sisters, and 380 deacons are African American.
Overview of Ethnic Ministries (Apostolates)
Private School Enrollment by Type of School 2001-2003
The Catholic Church runs the largest network of private schools in the United States. Over 2.5 million students are enrolled in its 6,386 elementary schools and 1,203 high schools. In addition, in 2003, 3,612,510 elementary school students and 771,730 high school students received religious instruction outside Catholic schools.
Minority Enrollment in Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2002-2003
-12% Hispanic -7.2% African American -3.9% Asian American -2.8% Multicultural -0.3% American Indian/Native American -0.9% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Catholic Parishes
In 2005, 18,992 parishes in the 194 dioceses and eparchies (dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Church) of the United States serve the nation's 69.1 million Catholics. In 2005, 46 new parishes opened their doors. In 2000, the average parish had 3,254 members, or 1,269 households. In 2000, a typical non-Catholic congregation included approximately 303 members.
The average parish has grown about 10 percent per decade. Between 2000 and 2001, 165,924 additional households registered at Catholic parishes.
Hispanics/Latinos(as) are present in practically every diocese of the United States.
More than 20% of all Catholic parishes in the United States have Hispanic/Latino(a) ministry.
More than 80% of all (arch)dioceses have diocesan staff coordinating Hispanic/Latino(a) ministry.
Hispanics/Latinos(as) compose more than 35% of all Catholics in the United States.
Hispanics/Latinos(as) have contributed 71% of the growth of the Catholic Church in the United States since 1960.
More than 50% of all Catholics in the United States under age 25 are of Hispanic/Latino(a) descent.
To date, 40 Hispanic/Latino bishops have been ordained in the United States, 28 of whom are active. They make up 9% of all Catholic bishops in the United States.
Over the past few years, 15% of all new priests ordained in the United States have been of Hispanic/Latino(a) descent.
Hispanics/Latinos(as) constitute 25% of all laypeople engaged in diocesan ministry programs.
More than two-thirds (68%) of all Hispanics/Latinos(as) in the United States consider themselves to be Roman Catholics.
The estimated Hispanic/Latino(a) population of the United States as of July 2007 is 45.5 million.
It is projected that Hispanics/Latinos(as) will surpass the 102.6 million mark by the year 2050
Chinese Catholic Statistics
There are more than two million Chinese in America. This number increases very quickly each year. Before, most of the Chinese immigrants came from Taiwan or Hong Kong. Now, most of the immigrants come from China—especially Fujian Province. A large number of these are Catholics fleeing China's forced sterilization and one child policies.
There are approximately 35 Chinese priests in America, 7 seminarians, 70 religious sisters, 13 religious brothers, and 7 deacons. The Catholic population of Chinese in America is estimated at 340,000, but the true figure is believed to be more because many Chinese Catholics are not registered.
Chinese Catholics who arrive here often do not understand the administrative practices of American parishes. In general, the American Church is an administrative Church—the Chinese Church is a mission Church. People do not have the practice of registering in parishes in China. As a result, the Chinese often fail to register here. When it comes time for a marriage or baptism, American parishes often refuse to service the people who are not registered and some then would seek out other Christian churches.
Catholic Priests Catholic Priests: Some Facts Related to the Roman Catholic Church
Catholic priests currently number over 400,000 worldwide. Of these, approximately 65% are considered diocesan priests (assigned to specific parishes within geographic regions) and 35% are considered religious priests (not necessarily assigned to a specific church community). It is now estimated that there are over 1 billion Roman Catholics in the world, representing over 17% of the global population. Although there is no church wide census, and there are various criteria for determining membership, scholars now estimate that Roman Catholics comprise nearly fifty percent of all "Christians" in the world. In 2001, there were approximately 63.7 million Roman Catholics in the United States
1 apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic ChurchCurrently, 3 dioceses are vacant ( sede vacante ):
Joliet
Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
Rapid City
Clergy and Religious United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is an assembly
of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Cardinals
There are 18 U.S. Cardinals and Cardinals designate
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston Cardinal Francis George - Chicago Cardinal Roger Mahony - Los Angeles Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia Cardinal-designate Donald Wuerl - Washington
4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops Cardinal-designate 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
8 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 Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City
Bishops
There are 430 active and retired U.S. bishops in the United States:
259 Active Bishops:
5 Cardinal Archbishops
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29 Archbishops
1 Coadjutor Archbishop
153 Diocesan Bishops
70 Auxiliary Bishops
1 Coadjutor Bishop
171 Retired Bishops:
8 retired Cardinal Archbishops
19 retired Archbishops
94 retired Diocesan Bishops
50 retired Auxiliary Bishops
Priests5
There are 40,788 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.
Seminarians6
There are 5,131 seminarians enrolled in the United States.
3,319 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
1,812 enrolled in religious-order seminaries
Permanent Deacons7
There are 17,165 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 Religious8
Sisters: 58,724
Brothers: 4,737
Catholic Education9
Total Catholic elementary and high school enrollment: 2,119,341
Elementary Schools: 5,889 schools educating 1,507,618 students
High Schools: 1,205 schools educating 611,723 students
Colleges and Universities: 234 institutions educating 768,541 students10
Non-residential Schools for Handicapped Persons: 66 schools educating 6,329 students
Public School Students Receiving Religious Education: 11
Elementary School students: 3,145,424
High School students: 689,552
East says/West says - Demographics of the World (The Catholic Church)
As Roman Catholic nuns approach the next century, a new nationwide survey confirms fears long voiced throughout the church: Nuns appear to be dying out as an institution.
In a survey of 1,049 sisters in the United States and Puerto Rico, The Times found that only 3% were 40 or younger; 37% were older than 70 and 12% were more than 80. The median age for nuns in the survey was 65.
As their numbers have decreased, the work falls on older women, the poll found. More than two of five nuns (43%) in their 70s were not yet fully retired. And although 88% of nuns in their 80s say they are mostly retired, 13% were still involved in some form of community service.
Asked their occupations, a 29% plurality of women religious reported that they are retired, and one in four named education as their primary assignment. Eighteen percent were administrators, 13% were in community service and 11% in health care.
Discalced Carmelite Sisters Susanna Choi, left, and Mary Joseph Nguyen, who are novices, lead an Advent procession of the nuns at the Monastery of St. Joseph in Terre Haute in December. (Submitted photos/Carmel of Terre Haute)
Discalced Carmelite Sisters Susanna Choi, left, and Mary Joseph Nguyen, who are novices, lead an Advent procession of the nuns at the Monastery of St. Joseph in Terre Haute in December. (Submitted photos/Carmel of Terre Haute)
EMILY GEORGEU'S RESEARCH:
Demographics: The characteristics of human populations and population segments, especially when used to identify consumer markets TOP TEN NATIONS WITH MOST CATHOLICS:
Brazil:134,818,000 baptized Catholics
Mexico: 86,305,000 baptized Catholics
USA: 61,000,000 baptized Catholics
Phillippines: 58,735,000 baptized Catholics
Italy: 55,599,000
France: 44,773,000
Spain: 36,956,000
Poland: 36,835,000
Columbia: 32,260,000
Argentina: 31,546,000
Germany: 28,403,000
TOP TEN US STATES WITH MOST CATHOLICS:
New York: 7,280,000
California: 7,142,067
Pensylvania: 3,675,250
Illinois: 3,611,033
Texas: 3,574,000
New Jerse: 3,189,054
Massachusetts: 2,961,395
Michigan: 2,338,608
Ohio: 2,141,777
Florida: 1,598,457
Ministers:
Catholic Church adds about 300 new international priests each year
American priests are dependent upon foreign priests
Currently about 40,000 priests and 31,000 lay ministers in the US Data Analysis and Conclusion
The Roman Catholic Church currently contains the highest amount of Catholics in its own history. There is a great number of Hispanics adding to the total population of Catholic every day. Although the Catholic Church is having a major increase in the number of Catholics the number of priests and nuns is decreasing to dangerous low points. If this combination of increases and decreases continues the Church is going to have enough priest or ordained ministers for all the incoming Hispanics and other new Catholics from different cultures. Based on the data from the graph above and using the increase in population from different ethnicities mostly Hispanics the future is going to consist of a very large increase of Hispanics over time. At this rate people are estimating that there is going to be over 80 million Hispanic Catholics in the year 2050. A true Catholic is someone who joins and accepts the Church and its sacramental life. They are called proclaim the good word of God and live out God's grace. People also view Catholics in a very general way. A lot of people categorize Catholics as people who just try and live like Jesus. One major aspect that is taking its toll on the Catholic Church is the rising number of Hispanic Catholics. As time progresses the amount is predicted to keep growing to extreme amounts in the future which might cause a problem in the future of the Church.Catholics worldwide are also making their system of private Catholic schools more and more popular. Catholics schools have ended up with a staggering %50 attendance rate of children who are not Catholic or not yet certain of their religion. This shows that many Catholic school are popular not only because of they're religious guidance, but of their valuable education.With a total of 1.16 billion total members worldwide of all different races and ethnic backgrounds, the Catholic Church is one of the most communal and helpful institutions in the world with emergency services provided to 6,597,998 people in 2003 and $2.69 billion raised for charities in the year 2000 alone.(Ryan Durand and Nick Bomm)
"Statistics by Country, by General Population [Catholic-Hierarchy]." Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/sc2.html.
"USCCB - Cultural Diversity in the Church | SCAPA - Demographics." United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.usccb.org/apa/chinese.shtml.
Nick's Sources
"The Catholic Church in America – Meeting Real Needs in Your Neighborhood." Nccbuscc. US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. 28 Dec. 2010. <__http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/cip.shtml__>.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Nick Bomm's Research:
Catholic Demographics and Ministry
Northeast Demographics (Nick Bomm's)
Catholic Church Snapshot:
18,992 parishes (46 new parishes in 2005)
42,271 priests / 5,252 brothers / 67,773 sisters
573 Catholic hospitals treated 84.7 million patients in 2005
6,511 elementary schools and 1,354 high schools, with over 2.5 million students enrolled
231 Catholic colleges and universities with a total of 763,757 students
Growth of Catholics in America
In 2005, 73,684 people were received into full communion with the Catholic Church. In addition, 80,817 adults and 943,264 infants were baptized.
Percentage of Ethnic/Racial Groups in the United States
Who Identify as Catholic
Approximately 39% - or 26.4 million – of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic.
25 of the nation's 273 active bishops, are Hispanic. 2,900 of the nation's 44,212 priests are Hispanic.
Hispanics make up 41% of all Catholics under age 30, and 44% of all Catholics under age 10.
Since 1960, 71% of the U.S. Catholic population growth has been due to the growth in the number of Hispanics in the U.S. population overall. By the second decade of the 21st century, over 50% of U.S. Catholics will likely be Hispanic.
There are 4.1 million people who identify themselves as Native American; 493,615 of these Native Americans, or 12 percentof the total population, are considered Catholic. Currently, there are two Native American bishops in active service in the United States.
There are 2.3 million African American Catholics. There are 1,300 parishes which are predominantly African American, 75 of which have African-American pastors. Approximately 250 priests, 300 sisters, and 380 deacons are African American.
Overview of Ethnic Ministries (Apostolates)
Private School Enrollment by Type of School
2001-2003
The Catholic Church runs the largest network of private schools in the United States. Over 2.5 million students are enrolled in its 6,386 elementary schools and 1,203 high schools. In addition, in 2003, 3,612,510 elementary school students and 771,730 high school students received religious instruction outside Catholic schools.
Minority Enrollment
in Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools
2002-2003
-12% Hispanic
-7.2% African American
-3.9% Asian American
-2.8% Multicultural
-0.3% American Indian/Native American
-0.9% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Catholic Parishes
In 2005, 18,992 parishes in the 194 dioceses and eparchies (dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Church) of the United States serve the nation's 69.1 million Catholics. In 2005, 46 new parishes opened their doors. In 2000, the average parish had 3,254 members, or 1,269 households. In 2000, a typical non-Catholic congregation included approximately 303 members.
The average parish has grown about 10 percent per decade. Between 2000 and 2001, 165,924 additional households registered at Catholic parishes.
Number of U.S. Catholic Parishes
Ryan durand's research
definition of demographicsMore research
Hispanic Video 1
Hispanic Video 2
Statistics on Hispanics/Latinos
Hispanics/Latinos(as) are present in practically every diocese of the United States.
Chinese Catholic Statistics
There are more than two million Chinese in America. This number increases very quickly each year. Before, most of the Chinese immigrants came from Taiwan or Hong Kong. Now, most of the immigrants come from China—especially Fujian Province. A large number of these are Catholics fleeing China's forced sterilization and one child policies.
There are approximately 35 Chinese priests in America, 7 seminarians, 70 religious sisters, 13 religious brothers, and 7 deacons. The Catholic population of Chinese in America is estimated at 340,000, but the true figure is believed to be more because many Chinese Catholics are not registered.
Chinese Catholics who arrive here often do not understand the administrative practices of American parishes. In general, the American Church is an administrative Church—the Chinese Church is a mission Church. People do not have the practice of registering in parishes in China. As a result, the Chinese often fail to register here. When it comes time for a marriage or baptism, American parishes often refuse to service the people who are not registered and some then would seek out other Christian churches.
Emily's:
BUBSKI....LEAVE THIS ALONE
Emily Georgeu
CARISSA'S RESEARCH THAT IS NOT BEING DELETED AGAIN
Catholic Priests
Catholic Priests: Some Facts Related to the Roman Catholic Church
Catholic priests currently number over 400,000 worldwide. Of these, approximately 65% are considered diocesan priests (assigned to specific parishes within geographic regions) and 35% are considered religious priests (not necessarily assigned to a specific church community). It is now estimated that there are over 1 billion Roman Catholics in the world, representing over 17% of the global population. Although there is no church wide census, and there are various criteria for determining membership, scholars now estimate that Roman Catholics comprise nearly fifty percent of all "Christians" in the world. In 2001, there were approximately 63.7 million Roman Catholics in the United States
The Catholic population of the United States has gone up steadily since 1965, from 45.6 million to 64.1 million.
( http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/aug/11/national-shortage-catholic-priests-forcing-many-wo/ )
**//__The Catholic Church in the United States - At a Glance__//**
There are 68,503,456 Catholics in the United States1 (22% of the U.S. population),
and 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide2.
New Church Members3
- Infant Baptisms: 857,410 In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses and dioceses and one apostolic exarchate:
- Adult Baptisms: 43,279
- Received into Full Communion: 75,724
- Dioceses and Archdioceses 4
- 145 Latin Catholic dioceses
- 33 Latin Catholic archdioceses
- 15 Eastern Catholic dioceses
- 2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses
- 1 apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic ChurchCurrently, 3 dioceses are vacant ( sede vacante ):
- Joliet
- Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Rapid City
Clergy and ReligiousUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is an assembly
of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Cardinals
There are 18 U.S. Cardinals and Cardinals designate
- 6 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses
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- 4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops
- 8 U.S Cardinals are retired
BishopsCardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston
Cardinal Francis George - Chicago
Cardinal Roger Mahony - Los Angeles
Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston
Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia
Cardinal -designate Donald Wuerl - Washington
Cardinal-designate 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
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 Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary
Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City
There are 430 active and retired U.S. bishops in the United States:
- 259 Active Bishops:
- 5 Cardinal Archbishops
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- 29 Archbishops
- 1 Coadjutor Archbishop
- 153 Diocesan Bishops
- 70 Auxiliary Bishops
- 1 Coadjutor Bishop
- 171 Retired Bishops:
- 8 retired Cardinal Archbishops
- 19 retired Archbishops
- 94 retired Diocesan Bishops
- 50 retired Auxiliary Bishops
Priests5There are 40,788 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.
- 27,614 diocesan priests
- 13,174 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)
Seminarians6There are 5,131 seminarians enrolled in the United States.
- 3,319 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
- 1,812 enrolled in religious-order seminaries
Permanent Deacons7There are 17,165 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 Religious8
Catholic Education9
East says/West says - Demographics of the World (The Catholic Church)
Number of Nuns on Brink of Precipitous Drop
As Roman Catholic nuns approach the next century, a new nationwide survey confirms fears long voiced throughout the church: Nuns appear to be dying out as an institution.
In a survey of 1,049 sisters in the United States and Puerto Rico, The Times found that only 3% were 40 or younger; 37% were older than 70 and 12% were more than 80. The median age for nuns in the survey was 65.
As their numbers have decreased, the work falls on older women, the poll found. More than two of five nuns (43%) in their 70s were not yet fully retired. And although 88% of nuns in their 80s say they are mostly retired, 13% were still involved in some form of community service.
Asked their occupations, a 29% plurality of women religious reported that they are retired, and one in four named education as their primary assignment. Eighteen percent were administrators, 13% were in community service and 11% in health care.
EMILY GEORGEU'S RESEARCH:
Demographics: The characteristics of human populations and population segments, especially when used to identify consumer markets
TOP TEN NATIONS WITH MOST CATHOLICS:
Brazil:134,818,000 baptized Catholics
Mexico: 86,305,000 baptized Catholics
USA: 61,000,000 baptized Catholics
Phillippines: 58,735,000 baptized Catholics
Italy: 55,599,000
France: 44,773,000
Spain: 36,956,000
Poland: 36,835,000
Columbia: 32,260,000
Argentina: 31,546,000
Germany: 28,403,000
TOP TEN US STATES WITH MOST CATHOLICS:
New York: 7,280,000
California: 7,142,067
Pensylvania: 3,675,250
Illinois: 3,611,033
Texas: 3,574,000
New Jerse: 3,189,054
Massachusetts: 2,961,395
Michigan: 2,338,608
Ohio: 2,141,777
Florida: 1,598,457
Ministers:
Catholic Church adds about 300 new international priests each year
American priests are dependent upon foreign priests
Currently about 40,000 priests and 31,000 lay ministers in the US
Data Analysis and Conclusion
The Roman Catholic Church currently contains the highest amount of Catholics in its own history. There is a great number of Hispanics adding to the total population of Catholic every day. Although the Catholic Church is having a major increase in the number of Catholics the number of priests and nuns is decreasing to dangerous low points. If this combination of increases and decreases continues the Church is going to have enough priest or ordained ministers for all the incoming Hispanics and other new Catholics from different cultures. Based on the data from the graph above and using the increase in population from different ethnicities mostly Hispanics the future is going to consist of a very large increase of Hispanics over time. At this rate people are estimating that there is going to be over 80 million Hispanic Catholics in the year 2050. A true Catholic is someone who joins and accepts the Church and its sacramental life. They are called proclaim the good word of God and live out God's grace. People also view Catholics in a very general way. A lot of people categorize Catholics as people who just try and live like Jesus. One major aspect that is taking its toll on the Catholic Church is the rising number of Hispanic Catholics. As time progresses the amount is predicted to keep growing to extreme amounts in the future which might cause a problem in the future of the Church. Catholics worldwide are also making their system of private Catholic schools more and more popular. Catholics schools have ended up with a staggering %50 attendance rate of children who are not Catholic or not yet certain of their religion. This shows that many Catholic school are popular not only because of they're religious guidance, but of their valuable education. With a total of 1.16 billion total members worldwide of all different races and ethnic backgrounds, the Catholic Church is one of the most communal and helpful institutions in the world with emergency services provided to 6,597,998 people in 2003 and $2.69 billion raised for charities in the year 2000 alone. (Ryan Durand and Nick Bomm)
Emily's Bibliography-
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Ryan's Resources
"American Demographics and Ministry or Real Ministry in Real Time." The Fund for Theological Education. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.fteleaders.org/blog/entry/american-demographics-and-ministry-or-real-ministry-in-real-time/.
"Statistics by Country, by General Population [Catholic-Hierarchy]." Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/sc2.html.
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"Instituto Fe Y Vida - Fast Facts About Hispanic Catholics." Instituto Fe Y Vida: Pastoral Juvenil Hispana. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.feyvida.org/research/fastfacts.html.
"YouTube - Hispanics Help Catholicism Hold Ground in US." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1xqXTXKMQ&feature=player_detailpage.
"USCCB - (Hispanic Affairs) - Demographics." United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.usccb.org/hispanicaffairs/demo.shtml.
"USCCB - Cultural Diversity in the Church | SCAPA - Demographics." United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://www.usccb.org/apa/chinese.shtml.
Nick's Sources
"The Catholic Church in America – Meeting Real Needs in Your Neighborhood." Nccbuscc. US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. 28 Dec. 2010. <__http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/cip.shtml__>.
Catholic Demographics in North East. __//www.youtube.com//__. CJOHBrooklyn, 14 Nov. 2010. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. <__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80_sYqr3Ns__>.
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Multicultural Children. 2010. Photograph. By Mikefromva.
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