The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-07
HO[|cs Gain
mas IN 4 YEAR
I'M, o27 Members of the Faith
IN Continental United
NJ States.
rev DIRECTORY FIGURES
fore Than 5000 Priests in This
tso,ultry--A Grain of 457 in
1910.
gEw DIRECTORY FIGURES

Il According to advance sheets OF the
DAiciai Catholic Directory, published
~ the NJ. II, wfitzius Company. Of
milwaukee, aga New York, there are
s44.374.0z7 Catholics in the continental
United States, showing a gain of Ill.,
kTs over the figures presented a year
80.
Adding to the number OF Catholics
.1M the United States proper those of
me Philippines, Porto Rico and the
hawaiian Islands, the total number
1e< Catholics under the United States
13ex il 22.5s7.o7a. The Catholic popu-
SIAtion under the British flag. accord
Stnx 10 the same directory, liz 1868
s4dS. while the German Empire boasts
~ 2e.s2T,sI3. There are 35.610.s1a
CAthoilcs In the Acknowledgements
s9apnarchy.
1856 Priests I'm Service.
a study of the directory shows that
-s4sefa ss---i6;555v Gatnotir priests IN
IN United States. 12,27i being secular
xIergy and 4.276 members of religious
erders A gain of 457 is shown among
this clergy. The total--1s, 55o--does
I mot include those United States priests
VINO are working In the Philippines or
6tf1er foreign missions. Neither does
n include those who are in Rome or
studyinE abroad.
There are s,s49' Catholic churches
Nth resident priests in the United
{ Mates. and 1856 mission chrxches
which are supplied by the neighbor-
! Ink pastor. The total number of
& rhurchas. therefore. Is 1s.204, gain
\ ut 56s over last year
The directory shows that there are
III Hemanaries in this country, with
sSk.I8z seminarians. Colleges for boys
here are 2I7. and academies for girls
&S5ee. Catholics of the United States
Support 2Ss orphan asylums in which
SE1,641 orphans are cared for. The
xptai number of charitable institutions
4 conducted by Catholics is I.l25,
4,Sf3 Parochiai schools.
There are 4,s45 parochiai schools III
I This country, with an attendance Of
d 1.2s7.251. A gain Of l42 schools is
4 Fscorxied during the past year, and the
6 rain among the children in attendance
s II 5a.338. Counting the children In
I parochiai schools. colleges. academies
orphan asylums and other institutions
& ma total number of children being
oducated in Catholic institutions
lyN5Aounts to ] $50 4s, a gain of s3,19l
ever the preceding year.
.4 The hierarchy Of the United State:
sconsists of ! apostolic delegate, ! car
S4s164A IL archbishops and IS bishops
1hB oldest pretats in point OF Her'
u Nxce In this country is Cardinal Glib
Bons, who was consecrated bishop
Augusf fs. 1863.
MI bishop Hogan. of Kansas City, Mo.
u III next In rank. having been conse'
& Grated q month later than Cardinal
0lbbons. Archbishop Ryan, of Phila'
II 4elphia, who was appointed bishop In
1e9a, ranks third. while Archbishop
Y ireland. of st. Paul. is fourth, hi:
Qonsecration date being December q
81 11f6.
A number of very interesting facts
nre CLEANED from the directory, ant
A$ns the figures ere received from tbs
u 15hAncery Office of each diocese the!
- 0ay be taken as correct
This Catholic population of tbs
III 1eading States In the Union, according
z740 the directory is as follows; New
Il Y4rk ranks first, with 2,722.647: Penn
1ylvania second. with. /, 4s4,7e6, whii'
Illinois now ranks third, with i.443.
IN. Massachusetts, is next in line
n WITH I,sT3.7T2. Ohio has 6la.2e5 ane
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