DATACOMPOSITE
FactsandFiguresforYearEnding2024
ArchdiocesanOverview
ArchdioceseofChicago
1,411Squaremiles
CookandLakeCounties
6Vicariates
35Deaneries
DemographicProfileofthe ArchdioceseofChicago
EstimatesofCatholicPopulation
TotalArchdiocese
2,500,000
2,250,000
2,000,000
1,946,000
1,750,000
1,500,000
CatholicPopulationofArchdiocese
AsPartofTotalPopulation
TotalPopulationChange ByMajorAreasofArchdiocese
1950-2020CensusYears
Thousands
CityofChicago
SuburbanCookCounty LakeCounty
2,7842,8962,6952,747
2,5002,529
PercentChangeinTotalPopulationGroupsAreaofArchdiocese
2010to2020Census
*Source:USCensusBureau
WhiteBlackHispanicAsian2+Races/Other
ChangeinTotalPercentofPopulationTotalArchdiocese
*Source:USCensusBureau
PopulationGroupsByVicariate
2020Census
WhiteBlackHispanicAsian2+Races/Other
LanguagesSpokenatHomebyVicariate
DiocesanPriests,Deacons, WomenandMenReligious,and
LayPersonnelintheArchdiocese
TotalNumberofDiocesanPriests
Racial/EthnicBackgroundof DiocesanPriests
AsofJanuary2025
Racial/EthnicBackgroundofDiocesan PriestsbyAgeGrouping
AsofJanuary2025
UnderAge50
Age50and Older
BirthplaceofDiocesanPriestsbyAge Grouping
AsofJanuary2025
UnderAge50
Age50and Older
DiocesanPriestsbyAgeGroup
AsofJanuary2025
AverageAge:64
DiocesanPriestsByCategory
Parochial,OtherMinistries,andRetiredasofJanuary2025
ArchdiocesanPriestOrdinations
NumberofActiveDeacons
Racial/EthnicBackgroundofDeacons-Current
Parishes,ReligiousEducation, andCatholicSchools
Parishes
NumberofParishesinArchdiocese
FY20Sacraments wereimpactedby Covid-19pandemic
ParishesbyOctoberCount
2024OctoberCountFigures
1,000-1,499 1,500-1,999
Over2,000
NumberofAssignedPriests byOctoberCount-2025
OctoberCount
Under250 250to499
500to999
1,000to1,499 1,500to1,999 Over2,000Persons
12
28
108
107
61
82 398**
*FiguredoesnotincludeMissions **Figureincludespastorsassignedtomultipleparishes
NumberofAssignedPriests
AsofJanuary2025*
*Includesparisheswithanadministrator
#ofPriests
One Two Three Four Five+
NumberofScheduledMasses inParishes/Missions
NoOctoberCountorMassdatain2020, duetotheCovid-19pandemic
1,875
1,7801,7751,7411,7031,67716761,6481,6411,6201,561
1,2261,1941,1811,177
MassesandAttendancebyLanguage-2024
ParishesandMissions
ReligiousEducation
ArchdiocesanSchoolSystem CatholicElementaryandSecondarySchools
NumberofElementarySchools inArchdiocese
ElementarySchoolsbySponsorship
NumberofSecondarySchools inArchdiocese
SecondarySchoolsbySponsorship
OtherArchdiocesanStructures
MundeleinSeminary EnrollmentTrends
CatholicCharities
Infiscal2024,CatholicCharitiesserved374,000adultsandchildren.Providedservicesthat supportandstrengthenindividuals,families,andcommunities—fromprenatalcaretosenior housing.
Child,Youth,andFamilyServices
RapidResponse
ImmediateAccessandBasicNeeds
MissionEngagement
SeniorsandHousing
*Individualprogramdistinctionshavebeenconsolidatedanddonotincludethenumberofsitesofferingprograms
CatholicCharities
*Excludesallinstitutionalservicesownedbyreligioussponsors. $212,631,730CatholicCharitiesConsolidatedServiceExpenses(2024)*
CatholicCemeteries
16,000AnnualInterments
2.3MillionTotalInterments
CatholicHospitalLocations
NumberAssistedAnnually:2.5MillionPeople
AscensionHealth
PresenceResurrectionMedicalCenter,Chicago
SaintFrancisHospital-RHC,Evanston
PresenceSaintJosephHospital,Chicago
PresenceSaintsMaryandElizabethMedicalCenter,Chicago
PresenceHolyFamilyMedicalCenter,DesPlaines
AlexianBrothersMedicalCenter,ElkGroveVillage
St.AlexisMedicalCenter,HoffmanEstates
AlexianBrothersBehavioralHealthHospital,HoffmanEstates
FranciscanHealth
FranciscanHealth,OlympiaFields
TrinityHealth
LoyolaUniversityMedicalCenter,Maywood
GottleibMemorialHospital,MelrosePark
MacNealHospital,Berwyn
OtherCatholicHospitalsoperatingindependentlyor whohavejoinedanotherpartnership
HolyCrossHospital,Chicago
St.AnthonyHospital,Chicago
St.BernardHospitalandHealthCareCenter,Chicago
OSFLittleCompanyofMaryMedicalCenter,EvergreenPark
TheCatholicTheologicalUnionatChicago
UniversityofSaintMaryoftheLake
DePaulUniversity
DominicanUniversity
LoyolaUniversity
St.XavierUniversity
VicariateSummary
VicariateILakeCo.andNorthernCook
VicariateIINorthwestChicago
*Vicariatesre-aligned7/1/2023andreflectedinthe2023andlaterfigures.
