Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado and Utah | |||
1868 | Erected | Diocese of Santa Fe | Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado and Utah (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado | |||
1871 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado and Utah | Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado |
Diocese of Denver | |||
16 August 1887 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado | Diocese of Denver (erected) |
15 November 1941 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Denver | Diocese of Pueblo (erected) |
Archdiocese of Denver | |||
15 November 1941 | Elevated | Diocese of Denver | Archdiocese of Denver |
10 November 1983 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Denver
Diocese of Pueblo | Diocese of Colorado Springs (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Denver | ||||||||||||
1908 | 99,485 | 62 | 71 | 133 | 748 | 531 | 60 | ce | ||||
Archdiocese of Denver | ||||||||||||
1950 | 100,299 | 850,000 | 11.8% | 138 | 108 | 246 | 407 | 121 | 1,000 | 92 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 260,848 | 1,347,575 | 19.4% | 176 | 152 | 328 | 795 | 172 | 1,117 | 109 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 288,598 | 1,642,400 | 17.6% | 179 | 351 | 530 | 544 | 377 | 933 | 114 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 312,173 | 2,109,806 | 14.8% | 215 | 202 | 417 | 748 | 24 | 249 | 937 | 128 | ap1977 |
1980 | 309,839 | 2,321,400 | 13.3% | 177 | 210 | 387 | 800 | 61 | 283 | 931 | 132 | ap1981 |
1990 | 330,000 | 2,325,000 | 14.2% | 165 | 162 | 327 | 1,009 | 114 | 231 | 574 | 111 | ap1991 |
1999 | 346,144 | 2,644,004 | 13.1% | 159 | 126 | 285 | 1,214 | 134 | 22 | 436 | 112 | ap2000 |
2000 | 363,460 | 2,719,279 | 13.4% | 165 | 132 | 297 | 1,223 | 139 | 140 | 477 | 106 | ap2001 |
2001 | 373,500 | 2,719,300 | 13.7% | 173 | 126 | 299 | 1,249 | 149 | 153 | 427 | 113 | ap2002 |
2002 | 373,500 | 2,907,800 | 12.8% | 180 | 127 | 307 | 1,216 | 149 | 154 | 404 | 113 | ap2003 |
2003 | 367,996 | 2,907,800 | 12.7% | 186 | 122 | 308 | 1,194 | 143 | 149 | 464 | 119 | ap2004 |
2004 | 344,015 | 2,996,708 | 11.5% | 190 | 119 | 309 | 1,113 | 195 | 130 | 332 | 120 | ap2005 |
2006 | 398,250 | 3,074,315 | 13.0% | 195 | 112 | 307 | 1,297 | 171 | 127 | 316 | 120 | ap2007 |
2010 | 541,410 | 3,299,911 | 16.4% | 198 | 108 | 306 | 1,769 | 184 | 131 | 261 | 119 | ap2011 |
2013 | 563,441 | 3,472,884 | 16.2% | 204 | 102 | 306 | 1,841 | 185 | 124 | 219 | 123 | ap2014 |
2016 | 582,910 | 3,606,604 | 16.2% | 216 | 117 | 333 | 1,750 | 197 | 141 | 182 | 123 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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