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Statistics
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A STATISTICAL LOOK
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
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CLERGY & RELIGIOUS
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Bishop
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1 |
Active Diocesan Priests
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109 |
Religious Priests Serving in Diocesan Parishes
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16 |
Permanent Deacons in Diocese
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88 |
Religious Brothers
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17 |
Religious Sisters
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182 |
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PARISHES
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Parishes
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91 |
Missions
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12 |
| CHARITABLE & SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS |
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Catholic Hospitals
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1 |
Homes for the Aged
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5 |
Residential Care of Children
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1 |
Specialized Homes
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2 |
Social Service Offices
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4 |
| EDUCATION |
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Diocesan Seminarians
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7 |
College(s)
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1 |
High Schools
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5 |
Total Students
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2,871 |
Elementary/Middle Schools
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22 |
Total Students
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4,824 |
| Students in Parish Religious Education |
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High School Students
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4,077 |
Pre K – Eighth Grade
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23,961 |
| PARISH REPORTS FROM 2009 |
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| Receptions into the Church |
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Infant Baptisms
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3,109 |
Minor and Adult Baptisms (Ages 7 and older)
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255 |
Received into Full Communion
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186 |
First Communions
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3,702 |
Confirmations
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3,546 |
Catholic Marriages
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762 |
Interfaith Marriages
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181 |
Deaths
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3,613 |
| OVERALL |
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Catholic Population
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319,853 |
Total Population
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826,616 |
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