Tulsa (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

David Austin Konderla, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 13 December 1972
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Oklahoma
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 68,394 (26,417 Square Miles)
Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: TLS
Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseoftulsa.org
Mailing Address: 12300 E. 91st Street South, Broken Arrow, OK 74012; P.O. Box 690240, Tulsa, OK 74169, USA
Telephone: (918)294-1904
Fax: 252-1168

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernard James Ganter † (13 Dec 1972 Appointed - 18 Oct 1977 Appointed, Bishop of Beaumont, Texas)
Eusebius Joseph Beltran (17 Feb 1978 Appointed - 24 Nov 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Edward James Slattery † (11 Nov 1993 Appointed - 13 May 2016 Retired)
David Austin Konderla (13 May 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
13 December 1972	Erected	Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa	Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Split and raised to an Archdiocese) Diocese of Tulsa (erected) (Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Mclntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, ...)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1976 39,871 1,131,500 3.5% 65 24 89 447 34 226 80 ap1977

1980 43,000 1,212,000 3.5% 57 57 754 9 218 81 ap1981

1990 54,486 1,330,100 4.1% 69 29 98 555 34 37 188 84 ap1991

1999 57,800 1,478,542 3.9% 73 22 95 608 50 5 123 81 ap2000

2000 56,790 1,500,000 3.8% 76 20 96 591 52 25 112 81 ap2001

2001 62,673 1,500,000 4.2% 75 30 105 596 51 40 109 80 ap2002

2002 61,000 1,560,683 3.9% 73 31 104 586 58 40 101 81 ap2003

2003 60,000 1,560,683 3.8% 76 29 105 571 57 46 100 80 ap2004

2004 56,094 1,527,376 3.7% 75 19 94 596 57 29 92 80 ap2005

2010 60,795 1,725,439 3.5% 75 28 103 590 58 62 65 76 ap2011

2014 63,000 1,778,000 3.5% 82 24 106 594 64 64 55 77 ap2015

2016 60,767 1,802,630 3.4% 82 29 111 547 76 67 52 77 ap2017

2017 60,825 1,816,830 3.3% 80 35 115 528 74 52 77 ap2018

2020 62,174 1,854,600 3.4% 90 35 125 497 53 82 47 77 ap2021

2022 60,400 1,732,611 3.5% 90 32 122 495 94 79 36 77 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1976	39,871	1,131,500	3.5%	65	24	89	447		34	226	80	ap1977
1980	43,000	1,212,000	3.5%	57		57	754	9		218	81	ap1981
1990	54,486	1,330,100	4.1%	69	29	98	555	34	37	188	84	ap1991
1999	57,800	1,478,542	3.9%	73	22	95	608	50	5	123	81	ap2000
2000	56,790	1,500,000	3.8%	76	20	96	591	52	25	112	81	ap2001
2001	62,673	1,500,000	4.2%	75	30	105	596	51	40	109	80	ap2002
2002	61,000	1,560,683	3.9%	73	31	104	586	58	40	101	81	ap2003
2003	60,000	1,560,683	3.8%	76	29	105	571	57	46	100	80	ap2004
2004	56,094	1,527,376	3.7%	75	19	94	596	57	29	92	80	ap2005
2010	60,795	1,725,439	3.5%	75	28	103	590	58	62	65	76	ap2011
2014	63,000	1,778,000	3.5%	82	24	106	594	64	64	55	77	ap2015
2016	60,767	1,802,630	3.4%	82	29	111	547	76	67	52	77	ap2017
2017	60,825	1,816,830	3.3%	80	35	115	528		74	52	77	ap2018
2020	62,174	1,854,600	3.4%	90	35	125	497	53	82	47	77	ap2021
2022	60,400	1,732,611	3.5%	90	32	122	495	94	79	36	77	ap2023