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Date | Event | From | To |
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28 July 1837 | Erected | Diocese of Bardstown | Diocese of Nashville (erected) (State of Tennessee) |
20 June 1970 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nashville | Diocese of Memphis (erected) |
27 May 1988 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nashville | Diocese of Knoxville (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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1950 | 37,501 | 3,250,000 | 1.2% | 89 | 30 | 119 | 315 | 68 | 455 | 55 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 85,710 | 3,883,000 | 2.2% | 124 | 36 | 160 | 535 | 98 | 494 | 75 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 90,595 | 4,015,760 | 2.3% | 122 | 45 | 167 | 542 | 123 | 498 | 81 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 57,609 | 2,840,000 | 2.0% | 79 | 23 | 102 | 564 | 25 | 44 | 248 | 56 | ap1977 |
1980 | 65,981 | 2,879,000 | 2.3% | 74 | 39 | 113 | 583 | 26 | 61 | 163 | 61 | ap1981 |
1990 | 47,395 | 1,493,281 | 3.2% | 51 | 19 | 70 | 677 | 34 | 20 | 191 | 50 | ap1991 |
1999 | 63,363 | 1,824,375 | 3.5% | 53 | 21 | 74 | 856 | 27 | 4 | 153 | 50 | ap2000 |
2000 | 70,587 | 1,959,257 | 3.6% | 48 | 21 | 69 | 1,023 | 53 | 25 | 151 | 50 | ap2001 |
2001 | 73,652 | 1,985,023 | 3.7% | 44 | 24 | 68 | 1,083 | 54 | 26 | 149 | 50 | ap2002 |
2002 | 69,480 | 2,106,868 | 3.3% | 48 | 25 | 73 | 951 | 55 | 27 | 176 | 51 | ap2003 |
2003 | 70,623 | 2,097,905 | 3.4% | 49 | 25 | 74 | 954 | 53 | 26 | 191 | 51 | ap2004 |
2004 | 71,188 | 2,105,161 | 3.4% | 47 | 28 | 75 | 949 | 52 | 29 | 183 | 51 | ap2005 |
2013 | 78,700 | 2,444,050 | 3.2% | 62 | 27 | 89 | 884 | 69 | 30 | 265 | 53 | ap2014 |
2016 | 79,521 | 2,563,058 | 3.1% | 64 | 22 | 86 | 924 | 97 | 24 | 250 | 52 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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