[Frank Sheed]

This is a PDF file of a survey published in 2006. It is fascinating nonetheless. RC ping!!!!!!

[Frank Sheed]

This is an article on-line from Crisis Magazine that was mentioned in the Domenico Bettinelli blog. It is long but fascinating. Every Diocese is ranked according to arbitrary criteria. However, it does give a capsule view of where we are. Comments? Note that Adobe Reader is required.

[Alex Murphy]

Ping for reference to a survey published in 2006.

[tiki]

We have the highest ordinations as a percentage, Las Cruces.

I wonder what is wrong in El Paso? I don't even know who the bishop is but the diocese seems to be in bad shape.

[NYer]

Thank you, Frank, for posting this vitally important document!

[Armando Guerra]

Interesting. Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL: (Year / Rank) 1995 / 39; 2005 / 78

Bishop Lynch ordained a bishop and installed as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg on January 26, 1996. Coincidence?

[CT-Freeper]

Wow...how proud I am that my diocese, the Archdiocese of Hartford, is ranked at the bottom overall...

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

What about the role of the stifling of Catholic activity in places where Eucharistic Adoration is suppressed and where Catholic identity is suppressed at the local Catholic high schools and colleges? Did the authors investigate that in depth?

[rzeznikj at stout]

Interesting--great post...

Then again, four of the five dioceses in Wisconsin fall on the article's "20 lowest-ranked dioceses" list. Only one that doesn't show up is the Superior diocese (ranked at 76).

Which is strange because I really didn't think Milwaukee was doing badly (aside from having to deal with the wake of Weakland and the priest shortages that are, sadly too common these days across the entire Church--nationwide, of course)

[marshmallow]

No.2 overall.... Diocese of Savannah..........bump!!