Current state of various dioceses?

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Hi!

Before I begin, I apologize profusely if this is in the wrong category.

Firstly, I would like to give a brief update on the status of the Diocese of Charlotte.
Our diocese is truly thriving, thanks to the direction of our amazing Bishop, Bishop Peter Jugis (the “best kept secret of the southeast”, as we like to call him). He took over a diocese that was growing rapidly (mostly due to immigration from the Catholic Northeast and the Hispanic immigrants) but lacked the same growth in vocations to match, and inherited rampant liturgical abuse and laxity among most of our parishes.
Bishop Jugis has completely turned this around by promoting reverent liturgy, such as banning female altar servers and eucharistic ministers (in his cathedral, unfortunately not diocesan-wide). Many parishes have taken his example, and though some of the larger churches are sadly more liberal, most of our parishes are extremely traditional.
This leads me to my next point, the growth of vocations. We currently have 24 men in formation, and have started a college seminary here in the diocese, St. Joseph college seminary, which in only its 2nd year already boasts 15 seminarians. Many of the younger generations are just now starting to become pastors and are driving away the pungency of dissent that was in many of our parishes just a few years ago.
I tried to promise that it would be quick, but I guess not! Sorry 🙂
Now for my question - how is the situation in other dioceses? I am honestly fascinated by current demographics of the Church, especially here in the US. I hope this isn’t pretentious, but I would really love to here how its going in other dioceses across the nation.
Sorry for the super long post!! I’m eagerly awaiting your answers.
 
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Bishop Jugis has completely turned this around by promoting reverent liturgy, such as banning female altar servers and eucharistic ministers (in his cathedral, unfortunately not diocesan-wide). Many parishes have taken his example, and though some of the larger churches are sadly more liberal, most of our parishes are extremely traditional.
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Are you saying females in Laity Ministry were an abuse? Or responsible for abuse.

Please explain.and show me where female Ministry is excluded from these offices in Vatican Documents
 
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I live in one of those so-called “liberal” Archdiocese. We have 55 men in formation.
There is no rampant liturgical abuse, and it’s pretty terrible for you to assume so.
You can boast all you want, but nothing you have said is particularly unique.
 
Diocese of Charlotte

I’m not very picky about everything except accessibility.

I’m not a radical traditionalist because it’s not my thing.

No problem with Bishop Jugis at all.
 
Yeah…we have 50 ish seminarians in my diocese. Of the 35 who are under 30 and born or raised in the US they all participated in Lifeteen…in OF parishes…and all that goes along with it. We also have a considerable number who are joining religious orders…both male and female…but they are less tracked. We have at least half dozen new diocese priests a year (some go back to their home country) and a ton of religious ones. I will be the first to admit it can be awkward to confess to a 26yo tho, lol.

Never hear any professed vocations out of the TLM parishes…although do have an inordinate number of young men and women who discern out.

Adherence to traditional liturgy doesn’t do much for us here, I guess.
 
We got female altar servers in our Parish. Bishop Jugis actually visited & he said nothing at all about it. I didn’t know it was a problem during RCIA then all of sudden it was a huge problem to many traditionalists… 😬
 
Diocese of Salina
I am not sure of the exact number in seminary. But according to the diocese website, it is the largest group for the past 20 years. We are considered a rural diocese, so that is exciting news! Considering that, we do use ladies as Altar Servers, EMHC, and etc…
[I also have 45 (including myself) people in RCIA this year in my class. So we are not lacking in people converting either! I know it just represents one class. But hey, good news is good news! ]
To capsulate: increase in seminary numbers even though rural and ladies helping with Mass. As for wondering if my diocese is “liberal.” I live in Kansas, hah! 😊
 
The Diocese of Orange has 31 seminarians. Most of the parishes are pretty liberal.
 
The general trend here in Pittsburgh over my life has been a decline in population- both total population as well as Catholic.
A lot fewer churches and schools that there was when I was a kid.
 
many catholic schools have closed in my diocese and the diocese next door

not exactly sure why; there was a waiting list when i enrolled my children

i think some bishops want to spend money on social justice & not elementary catholic education

the 12 noon mass i went to last sunday was packed to the rafters

we have 24 men in seminary
 
OP, I would be very careful about how you characterize dioceses and their “abuses.”

In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, we have around 60+ men in formation. I wouldn’t call our diocese “conservative” or “liberal.” We are quite middle of the road, relatively speaking. Our Archbishop is neither “traditional” or “modern” in my experience, and he has done a lot to encourage vocations within the Archdiocese.
 
Thanks to everyone for their answers! I really love to hear about other dioceses.

Also I would like to apologize if I came across as too snooty/conservative/traditional … It’s just that in our diocese the most vocations tend to come from the more traditional parishes, and I just thought that would have been the case otherwise.

Again, I’m sorry if that came out the wrong way / if I offended anyone.
 
I’m so sorry if that came across the wrong way … I really wasn’t trying to attack other dioceses at all.

It’s just than in my experience from what I have read before I joined CAF, the people here have been very … very … very traditional. I apologize if what I said was rude / uncalled for
 
Apology accepted. We all are human (except discobot), on here. You have only been in here about 2 days. It takes some getting use to. I myself am still learning.
We come from different walks of life and that includes our parish/diocess. ☺️
GOD BLESS and Welcome to CAF!!
 
My diocese is liberal, arch-diocese is super liberal. Parish priest is relatively conservative. Haven’t been here long enough to know anything else. All the churches I’ve been in have been half-empty.
 
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Here are the stats for mine:

Total Population: 606,212
Catholic Population: 97,597
Diocese Patron: Immaculate Conception
134 Parishes
158 Priests (128 active in the diocese, 9 outside the diocese, 21 retired)
11 Religious Priests
4 Priests from other Dioceses
Deacons: 2 permanent; 4 transitional
40 Seminarians
141 Religious Sisters
26 Catholic elementary schools
6 Catholic high schools
7,754 students (Pre-K through 12)
610 full and part-time teachers (48 priests who teach; 37 sisters who teach)
1 Diocesan Seminary
1 Religious Seminary
4 Catholic Hospitals
4 Catholic Nursing Homes (3 homes for the aged; 1 residential care for the disabled)

Only altar boys is a great blessing. Considering the rather small size of our diocese, 40 seminarians is very good.
 
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