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Diocese of Phoenix

Dioecesis Phoenicensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Patrick Dolan, Bishop
  • Eduardo Alanis Nevares, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 June 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Fe
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Arizona
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 113,872 (43,983 Square Miles)
  • Description: Counties of Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino (except Navajo Indian Reservation), and Pinal (Gila River Indian Reservation only)
  • Conference Region: XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: PHX
  • Official Web Site: https://dphx.org
  • Mailing Address: 400 East Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
  • Telephone: (602)354-2180
  • Fax: 354-2427

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 June 1969ErectedDiocese of Gallup (Mohave, Yavapai, and part of Coconino)
Diocese of Tucson (Maricopa and part of Pinal)
Diocese of Phoenix (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970200,0001,486,40013.5%811181991,00513026558ap1971
1976235,0871,381,20017.0%1261342609044115630468ap1977
1980269,7101,524,90017.7%1131142271,1886214231776ap1981
1990346,7672,412,98014.4%1651212861,21212414727785ap1991
1999423,5253,113,77513.6%1401042441,7351721123486ap2000
2000440,2263,177,37513.9%194952891,52318210623586ap2001
2001462,7803,335,12513.9%197982951,56820610822586ap2002
2002478,1633,651,78013.1%2041003041,57220311322587ap2003
2003530,5413,650,00914.5%2051043091,71621111721990ap2004
2004556,6923,650,01915.3%180972772,00921110921390ap2005
2013833,0004,598,00018.1%189892782,99624010316093ap2014
20161,128,1204,494,50025.1%183912744,11723210513993ap2017
20191,225,6774,883,17725.1%218933113,94122210212794ap2020
20211,274,1405,076,17025.1%216973134,07023011212094ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 25, to Page 27

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