Diocese of Boise City

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana
  • Erected: 3 March 1868
  • Vicariate
  • State: Idaho
  • Country: United States of America

• Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho
  • Name Changed: 5 March 1883
  • Vicariate
  • State: Idaho
  • Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Louis Aloysius Lootens † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 27 Feb 1876 Resigned)
• Alphonse Joseph Glorieux † (27 Feb 1885 Appointed - 25 Aug 1917 Died)
• Daniel Mary Gorman † (8 Feb 1918 Appointed - 9 Jun 1927 Died)
• Edward Joseph Kelly † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 21 Apr 1956 Died)
• James Joseph Byrne † (16 Jun 1956 Appointed - 19 Mar 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa)
• Sylvester William Treinen † (19 May 1962 Appointed - 17 Aug 1988 Retired)
• Tod David Brown † (27 Dec 1988 Appointed - 30 Jun 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Orange in California)
• Michael Patrick Driscoll † (18 Jan 1999 Appointed - 4 Nov 2014 Retired)
• Peter Forsyth Christensen (4 Nov 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Boise City
1950	27,701	524,873	5.3%	61	17	78	355		17	388	50	ap1951
1959	40,216	669,885	6.0%	65	17	82	490		8	341	104	ap1960
1966	47,791	700,000	6.8%	86	18	104	459		13	328	59	ap1967
1970	52,182	741,000	7.0%	80	17	97	537		20	285	65	ap1971
1976	64,499	820,000	7.9%	80	25	105	614		31	200	66	ap1977
1980	70,416	915,960	7.7%	84	20	104	677	12	28	143	67	ap1981
1990	70,942	1,012,000	7.0%	85	22	107	663	29	28	123	71	ap1991
1999	122,640	1,250,000	9.8%	90	15	105	1,168	34	6	103	58	ap2000
2000	126,650	1,258,700	10.1%	81	13	94	1,347	31	18	99	57	ap2001
2001	130,500	1,310,000	10.0%	78	13	91	1,434	34	17	94	57	ap2002
2002	130,750	1,340,000	9.8%	79	12	91	1,436	51	17	99	57	ap2003
2003	133,950	1,342,100	10.0%	78	14	92	1,455	51	21	96	55	ap2004
2004	145,900	1,351,000	10.8%	76	13	89	1,639	49	20	95	51	ap2005
2006	148,100	1,417,800	10.4%	76	14	90	1,645	69	20	91	51	ap2007
2012	172,434	1,567,582	11.0%	78	15	93	1,854	70	20	75	52	ap2013
2015	177,335	1,612,136	11.0%	73	16	89	1,992	85	19	66	52	ap2016
2018	185,232	1,683,930	11.0%	75	19	94	1,970	93	22	61	50	ap2019
2020	202,690	1,787,065	11.3%	71	24	95	2,133	94	35	53	51	ap2021
2022	202,690	1,839,106	11.0%	92	31	123	1,647	101	42	51	50	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Peter Forsyth Christensen (Bishop: 4 Nov 2014 - )
• William Keith Weigand (Priest: 25 May 1963 to 3 Sep 1980)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Tod David Brown † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1988 to 30 Jun 1998)
• James Joseph Byrne † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1956 to 19 Mar 1962)
• Michael Patrick Driscoll † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1999 to 4 Nov 2014)
• Alphonse Joseph Glorieux † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Feb 1885; Bishop: 26 Aug 1893 to 25 Aug 1917)
• Daniel Mary Gorman † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1918 to 9 Jun 1927)
• Edward Joseph Kelly † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917; Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 21 Apr 1956)
• Louis Aloysius Lootens † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Mar 1868 to 27 Feb 1876)
• Sylvester William Treinen † (Bishop: 19 May 1962 to 17 Aug 1988)
• Nicolas Eugene Walsh † (Priest: 6 Jun 1942 to 5 Sep 1974)

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