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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi | |||
18 July 1826 | Erected | Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans) | Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi (erected) |
Diocese of Natchez | |||
28 July 1837 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi | Diocese of Natchez (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) |
19 July 1850 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Natchez (to New Orleans) | |
Diocese of Natchez-Jackson | |||
18 December 1956 | Name Changed | Diocese of Natchez | Diocese of Natchez-Jackson |
1 March 1977 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Natchez-Jackson | Diocese of Biloxi (erected) |
Diocese of Jackson | |||
1 March 1977 | Name Changed | Diocese of Natchez-Jackson | Diocese of Jackson |
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 Natchez | ||||||||||||
1950 | 50,559 | 2,183,796 | 2.3% | 68 | 74 | 142 | 356 | 123 | 380 | 66 | ap1951 | |
Diocese of Natchez-Jackson | ||||||||||||
1966 | 74,343 | 2,178,241 | 3.4% | 132 | 84 | 216 | 344 | 178 | 496 | 97 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 82,383 | 2,161,481 | 3.8% | 111 | 80 | 191 | 431 | 1 | 138 | 425 | 106 | ap1971 |
1976 | 86,773 | 2,324,000 | 3.7% | 109 | 70 | 179 | 484 | 1 | 140 | 398 | 112 | ap1977 |
Diocese of Jackson | ||||||||||||
1980 | 42,585 | 1,724,000 | 2.5% | 74 | 43 | 117 | 363 | 9 | 54 | 299 | 73 | ap1981 |
1990 | 46,410 | 1,920,000 | 2.4% | 62 | 33 | 95 | 488 | 10 | 45 | 275 | 75 | ap1991 |
1999 | 45,408 | 1,980,025 | 2.3% | 67 | 32 | 99 | 458 | 7 | 12 | 289 | 74 | ap2000 |
2000 | 47,334 | 1,994,011 | 2.4% | 58 | 29 | 87 | 544 | 7 | 43 | 275 | 74 | ap2001 |
2001 | 47,873 | 1,994,011 | 2.4% | 58 | 30 | 88 | 544 | 8 | 42 | 240 | 74 | ap2002 |
2002 | 48,808 | 1,994,946 | 2.4% | 55 | 34 | 89 | 548 | 1 | 48 | 222 | 74 | ap2003 |
2003 | 51,347 | 1,997,485 | 2.6% | 52 | 28 | 80 | 641 | 7 | 43 | 228 | 74 | ap2004 |
2004 | 51,992 | 1,998,130 | 2.6% | 50 | 29 | 79 | 658 | 7 | 43 | 212 | 74 | ap2005 |
2006 | 51,000 | 2,130,000 | 2.4% | 49 | 30 | 79 | 645 | 7 | 44 | 218 | 74 | ap2007 |
2012 | 52,500 | 2,203,000 | 2.4% | 47 | 33 | 80 | 656 | 4 | 41 | 156 | 75 | ap2013 |
2013 | 52,900 | 2,219,000 | 2.4% | 48 | 36 | 84 | 629 | 5 | 43 | 154 | 74 | ap2014 |
2016 | 45,845 | 2,167,132 | 2.1% | 53 | 30 | 83 | 552 | 4 | 36 | 133 | 68 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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