Diocesan Statistics and Counties Map
The Diocese of Sacramento, comprised of 20 counties, spans the northern and eastern regions of the state of California and includes 42,597 square miles. The total population of this area is more than 3.5 million and of that, 974,798 people, or 28 percent, are Catholic.
| Facts & Figures* |  |
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| Total diocesan priests | 187 | |
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Active diocesan priests in parishes |
112 | ||
Other diocesan priests — |
75 | ||
Permanent deacons in the diocese |
750 | ||
Brothers |
38 | ||
Sisters |
174 | ||
Seminarians |
39 | ||
Parishes |
103 | ||
Resident diocesan priests |
90 | ||
Resident religious priests |
11 | ||
With parish stewards |
1 | ||
Other Catholic churches |
2 | ||
Missions |
40 | ||
Newman Catholic Communities |
3 | ||
Catholic high schools |
3 | ||
Catholic elementary schools |
43 | ||
Total Catholic school students |
10,213 | ||
Total students in religious instruction/CFF |
21,488 | ||
Total students under Catholic instruction |
39,064 | ||
Catholic Hospitals |
6 | ||
Homes for the Aged |
1 | ||
Residential care for children |
1 | ||
Day care/extended day care centers |
2 | ||
Special centers for social services |
11 | ||
*Selected 2009 data of The Official Catholic Directory