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Diocese of Pueblo

Dioecesis Pueblensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Stephen Jay Berg, Bishop
  • Fernando Isern, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 November 1941ErectedDiocese of Denver (Mesa, Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, La Plata, Gunnison, Chaffee, Sagauche, Hinsdale, Mineral, Archuleta, Conejos, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Fremont, Custer, Huenfano, Costilla, Pueblo, Crosley, Kiowa, Otero, Bent, Prowers...) Diocese of Pueblo (erected)
10 November 1983Territory LostArchdiocese of Denver (Cheyenne, Douglas, Elbert, EI Paso, Kit Carson, Lake, Lincoln, Park, and Teller)
Diocese of Pueblo (Chaffee)
Diocese of Colorado Springs (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195089,397367,72424.3%60611217385631944ap1951
1966113,542400,36228.4%83731567278736761ap1967
1970102,190421,83824.2%80731536679734961ap1971
197696,505396,70824.3%785813670927022060ap1977
1980101,706409,00024.9%8051131776310322160ap1981
199090,626505,35017.9%754912473056114157ap1991
1999107,723600,00018.0%72291011,066121010253ap2000
2000108,153601,00018.0%5532871,243154710055ap2001
2001109,000601,00018.1%5629851,282254111152ap2002
2002110,300600,00018.4%5630861,282275110452ap2003
2003110,000601,00018.3%5727841,30930379152ap2004
2004110,200601,00018.3%73321051,04929379653ap2005
2013128,900667,71419.3%6916851,51648174352ap2014
2016174,507668,71226.1%5216682,56655175652ap2017
2019188,135686,35227.4%4919682,76654192152ap2020
2021190,600695,59427.4%39394,887381252ap2022

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 34, Page 190, to Page 192

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