A Letter from your Pastor:
Sobering Statistics
About
the
Religious
Landscape
in
America
THE CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE IN AMERICA
Source: Religious Landscape Survey
Pew research Center
62% of U.S. adults identify as Christians
(40% Protestant and 19% Catholic, 3% other)
In 2007, 29% identified as being Catholic)
For every 1 convert to Catholicism, 8.4 Catholics leave the Church
3 in 10 Americans say they were raised Catholic.
43% of those raised Catholic no longer identify as Catholics.
12.8% of U.S. adults are former Catholics.
50% of former Catholics are religiously unaffiliated.
29% of Catholics attend Mass weekly.
(In 2007, 41% of Catholics attended Mass weekly.)
53% of Catholics seldom or never attend Mass.
(In 2007, 19% of Catholics seldomly or never attended Mass.)
CLERGY IN THE DIOCESE OF SCRANTON
Source: State of Priestly Vocations in the United States
Vocation Ministry
For the Diocese of Scranton
Seminarians in formation (average)- 10
10 Seminarians is only 22% of the number needed to maintain current level.
Seminarians needed to continue current parish staffing needs- 45
Active priests in 2003- 226 Active priests as of 2025– 81
Projection for 2030- 62
Investing in Parish Infrastructure
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PARISH CONSOLIDATION
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Vision 2030
Visit the Diocese of Scranton website to learn more about the current "2030 Vision" process.
