Statistics
There are 3,844,408 Catholics in the six dioceses in the state of Illinois. This represents 29% of the total population for the state. The Catholic presence in Illinois includes:
- 1,622 Diocesan Priests; 1,059 Religious Priests, totaling 2,681 priests
- 1,208 Catholic Deacons; 386 Brothers; 3,427 Sisters
- 991 Parishes; 49 missions
- 2 Diocesan seminaries with 217 students and 1 Religious seminary with 106 students
- 12 Catholic universities with 68,069 students
- 31 Diocesan and Parish High Schools with 11,678 students
- 40 Private High Schools with 30,292 students
- 415 Diocesan and Parish Elemenatery Schools with 112,184 students
- 9 Private Elementary Schools with 2,065 students
- 5 Non-residential Schools for the Disabled with 450 students
- 23,089 Religious Educaton High School Students
- 181,975 Religious Education Elementary Students
- 11,369 Lay Teachers
- 98 Priests Teaching
- 65 Brothers Teaching
- 202 Sisters Teaching
- 45 Catholic hospitals, assisting 9,341,623 patients annually
- 19 Health Care Centers, assisting 248,767 patients annually
- 85 Specialized Homes, assisting 97,036 annually
- 3 Residential Care Orphanages, assisting 2,989 children annually
- 44 Day Care and Extended Day Care Centers, assisting 4,063 annually
- 121 Special Centers for Social Services, assisting 1,061,070 annually
- 54,042 Infant Baptisms
- 2,571 Adult Baptisms
- 49,124 First Communions
- 39,705 Confirmations
- 10,972 Marriages
- 22,899 Deaths
