Salt Lake City (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Oscar Azarcon Solis, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 31 March 1951
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Las Vegas
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Utah
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 219,887 (84,931 Square Miles)
Description: Entire state of Utah
Conference Region: XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAL
Official Web Site: https://www.dioslc.org/
Mailing Address: 27 C Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA
Telephone: (801)328-8641
Fax: 328-0324

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Utah
- Latin Name: Territorii Utah
- Erected: 1887
- Vicariate
- State: Utah
- Country: United States of America
Diocese of Salt Lake
- Latin Name: Lacus Salsi
- Erected: 27 January 1891
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
- State: Utah
- Country: United States of America
- Square Miles: 84,990

Past and Present Ordinaries

Lawrence Scanlan † (25 Jan 1887 Appointed - 10 May 1915 Died)
Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M. † (1 Jun 1915 Appointed - 26 Jan 1926 Died)
John Joseph Mitty † (21 Jun 1926 Appointed - 29 Jan 1932 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, California)
James Edward Kearney † (1 Jul 1932 Appointed - 31 Jul 1937 Appointed, Bishop of Rochester, New York)
Duane Garrison Hunt † (6 Aug 1937 Appointed - 31 Mar 1960 Died)
Joseph Lennox Federal † (31 Mar 1960 Succeeded - 22 Apr 1980 Retired)
William Keith Weigand (3 Sep 1980 Appointed - 30 Nov 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Sacramento, California)
George Hugh Niederauer † (3 Nov 1994 Appointed - 15 Dec 2005 Appointed, Archbishop of San Francisco, California)
John Charles Wester (8 Jan 2007 Appointed - 27 Apr 2015 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Oscar Azarcon Solis (10 Jan 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Utah
1887	Erected	Archdiocese of San Francisco	Vicariate Apostolic of Utah (erected)
Diocese of Salt Lake
27 January 1891	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Utah (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Diocese of Salt Lake (erected)
27 March 1931	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salt Lake (Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine) Diocese of Sacramento (Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humbodt, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe)	Diocese of Reno (erected)
Diocese of Salt Lake City
31 March 1951	Name Changed	Diocese of Salt Lake	Diocese of Salt Lake City
30 May 2023	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Salt Lake City (from San Francisco)

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 Salt Lake

1950 23,392 640,000 3.7% 35 19 54 433 38 173 26 ap1951

Diocese of Salt Lake City

1966 51,769 1,003,000 5.2% 62 42 104 497 65 194 35 ap1967

1970 50,483 1,063,000 4.7% 52 44 96 525 62 176 36 ap1971

1976 51,815 1,207,000 4.3% 41 42 83 624 62 121 38 ap1977

1980 59,744 1,367,000 4.4% 47 44 91 656 22 60 110 39 ap1981

1990 65,719 1,715,000 3.8% 49 41 90 730 24 59 95 43 ap1991

1999 98,800 2,591,045 3.8% 54 32 86 1,148 40 12 60 43 ap2000

2000 103,825 2,100,000 4.9% 53 26 79 1,314 39 37 58 47 ap2001

2001 107,000 2,130,000 5.0% 56 28 84 1,273 43 40 52 47 ap2002

2002 120,000 2,233,000 5.4% 57 29 86 1,395 41 41 58 47 ap2003

2003 125,000 2,295,971 5.4% 58 25 83 1,506 44 37 54 47 ap2004

2004 150,000 2,316,256 6.5% 58 29 87 1,724 70 41 50 47 ap2005

2010 250,000 2,736,424 9.1% 57 23 80 3,125 71 33 40 48 ap2011

2014 291,000 2,900,872 10.0% 62 7 69 4,217 75 14 29 48 ap2015

2015 295,000 2,946,100 10.0% 64 7 71 4,154 76 10 27 48 ap2016

2017 305,122 3,051,217 10.0% 53 7 60 5,085 76 9 27 48 ap2018

2020 320,596 3,205,958 10.0% 57 57 5,624 81 1 24 49 ap2021

2022 333,798 3,337,975 10.0% 69 6 75 4,450 84 6 22 48 ap2023

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 Salt Lake
1950	23,392	640,000	3.7%	35	19	54	433		38	173	26	ap1951
Diocese of Salt Lake City
1966	51,769	1,003,000	5.2%	62	42	104	497		65	194	35	ap1967
1970	50,483	1,063,000	4.7%	52	44	96	525		62	176	36	ap1971
1976	51,815	1,207,000	4.3%	41	42	83	624		62	121	38	ap1977
1980	59,744	1,367,000	4.4%	47	44	91	656	22	60	110	39	ap1981
1990	65,719	1,715,000	3.8%	49	41	90	730	24	59	95	43	ap1991
1999	98,800	2,591,045	3.8%	54	32	86	1,148	40	12	60	43	ap2000
2000	103,825	2,100,000	4.9%	53	26	79	1,314	39	37	58	47	ap2001
2001	107,000	2,130,000	5.0%	56	28	84	1,273	43	40	52	47	ap2002
2002	120,000	2,233,000	5.4%	57	29	86	1,395	41	41	58	47	ap2003
2003	125,000	2,295,971	5.4%	58	25	83	1,506	44	37	54	47	ap2004
2004	150,000	2,316,256	6.5%	58	29	87	1,724	70	41	50	47	ap2005
2010	250,000	2,736,424	9.1%	57	23	80	3,125	71	33	40	48	ap2011
2014	291,000	2,900,872	10.0%	62	7	69	4,217	75	14	29	48	ap2015
2015	295,000	2,946,100	10.0%	64	7	71	4,154	76	10	27	48	ap2016
2017	305,122	3,051,217	10.0%	53	7	60	5,085	76	9	27	48	ap2018
2020	320,596	3,205,958	10.0%	57		57	5,624	81	1	24	49	ap2021
2022	333,798	3,337,975	10.0%	69	6	75	4,450	84	6	22	48	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Michael Charles Barber, S.J.
Oscar Azarcon Solis (Bishop: 10 Jan 2017 - )
William Keith Weigand (Bishop: 3 Sep 1980 to 30 Nov 1993)
John Charles Wester (Bishop: 8 Jan 2007 to 27 Apr 2015)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Robert Joseph Dwyer † (Priest: 11 Jun 1932 to 19 May 1952)
Joseph Lennox Federal † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1951; Coadjutor Bishop: 8 May 1958; Bishop: 31 Mar 1960 to 22 Apr 1980)
Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1915 to 26 Jan 1926)
Duane Garrison Hunt † (Priest: 27 Jun 1920; Bishop: 6 Aug 1937 to 31 Mar 1960)
William Robert Johnson †
James Edward Kearney † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1932 to 31 Jul 1937)
John Joseph Mitty † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1926 to 29 Jan 1932)
George Hugh Niederauer † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1994 to 15 Dec 2005)
Lawrence Scanlan † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1887; Bishop: 30 Jan 1891 to 10 May 1915)
Leo John Steck † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1948 to 19 Jun 1950)

Source(s)

Diocese of Salt Lake City
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 115, Page 623, and Page 624

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