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Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jerome Edward Listecki, Archbishop
  • Jeffrey Robert Haines, Auxiliary Bishop
  • James Thomas (Ty) Schuerman, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 12 February 1875
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Wisconsin
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 12,323 (4,759 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: VII (IL, IN, WI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: MIL
  • Official Web Site: http://www.archmil.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 070912, 3501 South Lake Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912, USA
  • Telephone: (414)769-3341
  • Fax: 769-3408

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Milwaukee
28 November 1843ErectedDiocese of Detroit Diocese of Milwaukee (erected) (State of Wisconsin)
19 July 1850Territory LostDiocese of Dubuque
Diocese of Milwaukee
Diocese of Saint Paul (erected) (State of Minnesota)
19 July 1850Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Chicago (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
Diocese of Dubuque (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
Diocese of Milwaukee (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
Diocese of Nashville (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
3 March 1868Territory LostDiocese of Milwaukee Diocese of Green Bay (erected)
Diocese of La Crosse (erected)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
12 February 1875ElevatedDiocese of Milwaukee Archdiocese of Milwaukee
22 December 1945Territory LostDiocese of Green Bay (Portage)
Diocese of La Crosse (Jowa, Grant, Lafayette, and Sauk)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Dane, Jefferson, Green Rock, Columbia, Marquette, and Green Lake)
Diocese of Madison (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
1950421,3081,435,34529.4%5853449294534624,182262ap1951
1966691,8511,937,80035.7%6974441,1416065214,621291ap1967
1970687,8051,985,60034.6%6145361,1505987733,855264ap1971
1976699,1452,006,30434.8%6375191,156604319603,929265ap1977
1980713,0002,057,00034.7%6154651,080660897363,673266ap1981
1990624,8912,046,24530.5%5034019046911345232,771287ap1991
1999695,9342,197,93931.7%465344809860171813,670254ap2000
2000672,3342,199,06630.6%4223047269261734742,847250ap2001
2001685,0042,222,36430.8%4202937139601644622,764236ap2002
2002689,5192,236,28330.8%4192917109711765172,683227ap2003
2003694,5082,248,78530.9%4013017029891804562,601224ap2004
2004731,5162,261,39732.3%3993457449831524932,290219ap2005
2013673,0002,369,00028.4%3293476769951866101,047204ap2014
2016687,8192,339,40329.4%325398723951168679861199ap2017
2019696,5002,354,80729.6%3323546861,0151775931,173193ap2020
2021547,7332,351,50123.3%2853646498431746502,115191ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Milwaukee
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 174

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