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Diocese of Bridgeport

Dioecesis Bridgeportensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 August 1953ErectedDiocese of Hartford (Fairfield County) Diocese of Bridgeport (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959275,581617,80044.6%17713230989119356473ap1960
1966298,607713,10041.9%23414237679423394987ap1967
1970322,188797,70040.4%35615551163018489184ap1971
1976331,734826,80040.1%19813833698716275484ap1977
1980340,441837,00040.7%2241103341,0191911069486ap1981
1990354,020826,00042.9%238953331,0635010071090ap1991
1999360,918833,31543.3%259703291,0978348788ap2000
2000363,246838,36243.3%226682941,235836848988ap2001
2001364,685841,33443.3%231602911,253866046687ap2002
2002362,569882,56741.1%237582951,229875848187ap2003
2003365,992885,36841.3%241623031,207936243987ap2004
2004410,304896,20245.8%268443121,315944535687ap2005
2006410,304903,29145.4%279463251,262994639587ap2007
2012479,000955,00050.2%240322721,7611033233082ap2013
2015420,000939,90444.7%199322311,818993429882ap2016
2018438,664953,61846.0%198342321,8901143528882ap2019
2020441,000956,57046.1%191242152,051932528880ap2021
2022439,000952,97846.1%185182032,162881917680ap2023

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 45, Page 844, to Page 846

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