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Catholic Population
The Basics
- Apr. Count 1999 = 162,000
- Oct. Count 1999 = 140,000
- Hope Appeal Households = 114,440
Basic Projections :
- Diocesan Projection of Catholic Population = 370,000 (est.)
- Diocesan Projection based on HA List = 286,000 (est.)
Ratio of Priests to Members of the Laity in 2000
- 201 priests / dio laity (April): 1-806
- 201 priests / dio laity (Oct.); 1 to 697
- 201 to Dio, projections : 1 to 1840
- 201 priests / dio laity HA projection ; 1 to 1423
- 201 based on Dio. Pop. Or 345,736 in chart below : 1 to 1720
Projected Ratio of Priests to members of the Laity in 2005
- 159 priests / dio laity (April) : 1 to 1019
- 159 priests / dio laity (October) : 1 to 881
- 159 to Dio projection of 370K : 1 to 2327
- 159 projection based on HA list : 1- 1800
- 159 based on Dio. Population of 345,736 in diagram below : 1 to 2175
Traditional Method to estimate Diocesan Population by Percentage of Catholics per County
Please make note of column 6: “1998 est. Catholic Pop.”
| County | 1987 Total Pop. | Est. '87 Catholic Pop. | Est. '98 Gen. Pop. | Est % Catholic | '98 est. Cath. Pop. | HA Homes | HA Pop. Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 213,648 | 69,983 | 196,545 | 32.70% | 64,270 | 22,261 | 55,653 |
| Chenango | 49,344 | 7,658 | 51,052 | 15.50% | 7,913 | 2,034 | 5,085 |
| Cortland | 48,820 | 6,727 | 48,033 | 13.80% | 6,629 | 2,767 | 6,918 |
| Madison | 65,150 | 11,886 | 71,069 | 18.20% | 12,935 | 3,966 | 9,915 |
| Oneida | 253,466 | 88,600 | 230,628 | 35.00% | 80,720 | 27,285 | 68,212 |
| Onondaga | 463,324 | 147,517 | 458,301 | 31.80% | 145,740 | 48,010 | 120,025 |
| Oswego | 113,811 | 25,226 | 124,006 | 22.20% | 27,529 | 8,098 | 20,245 |
| Total | 1,207,563 | 357,597 | 1,179,634 | 29.60% | 345,738 | ||
| cty unknown | 243 | 608 | |||||
| HA total | 114,440 | 286,000 |
| County | 1970 Census | 1980 Census | 1990 Census | 2000 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 222,050 | 213,085 | 212,160 | 200,420 |
| Chenango | 46,420 | 48,420 | 51,578 | 52,750 |
| Cortland | 45,870 | 48,880 | 48,963 | 49,550 |
| Madison | 63,000 | 65,310 | 69,120 | 72,700 |
| Oneida | 273,420 | 253,720 | 250,836 | 235,190 |
| Onondaga | 472,720 | 463,910 | 468,973 | 471,400 |
| Oswego | 101,510 | 112,750 | 121,771 | 128,470 |
| Total | 1,224,990 | 1,207,075 | 1,223,591 | 1,210,460 |
- Oct. Ct. 99: 1/685
- HA Population: 1/1400
- 201 Diocese Priests: 1/1720 {345,736}
- 159 Diocese Priests: 1/2175 {345,736}