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Archdiocesan Statistics 2019-2020
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Created as a diocese on April 25, 1793 and as an archdiocese on July 19, 1850, the Archdiocese of New Orleans consists of 4,208 square miles including the eight civil parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Washington. The total population of the area is estimated to be 1.2 million people with an estimated total Catholic population of over 518,000.
Clergy in the Archdiocese of New OrleansArchdiocesan priests 214 Religious priests 123 Total Priests 337 Permanent Deacons 219 Seminarians 34 Religious in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Brothers 57 Sisters 350 Parishes 111 Missions 6 Campus Ministry Centers 2 Institutions of Higher Learning Seminaries, archdiocesan 2 Seminaries, religious 1 Colleges and Universities 3 Student population 8,849 Catholic Schools Catholic elementary schools
Catholic high schools52
22Catholic elementary schools students 19,958 Catholic high school students 14,224 Schools for persons with special needs 2 Students 205 Other facilities Homes for Adults 1 Independent Elderly Housing 21 Nursing Homes 4