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Diocese of El Paso

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June 13, 2017Diocese El PasoSusie Boone

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QUICK FACTS:

Established: March 3, 1914

Area: 26,686 square miles including the 9 Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler.

Total Catholic Population: 686,037 of 858,546
Parishes: 57
Missions: 18
Pastoral Center: 1 at 499 St. Matthews Street El Paso, Texas 79907

Priests/Religious:
Active Diocesan Priests: 43
Retired Priests: 31
Religious Priests: 49
Total Brothers: 12
Total Sisters: 121

Seminarians:
Major Seminarians (Graduate School in Theology): 6
Minor Seminarians: (Undergraduate School in Philosophy): 7

Catholic Schools:
Parochial Elementary (pre-K-8th): 6
Private Elementary (pre-k-8th): 2
Diocesan High School: 1
Private High Schools: 2
Total Catholic Schools Students: 4,013
Total Catholic School Teachers: 268

Catechesis:
Total High School Students: 7,407
Total Elementary School Students: 11,657

Sacraments
Infant Baptisms: 4,908
Minor Baptisms: 463
Adult Baptisms: 112
First Holy Communions: 5,218
Confirmations: 4,282
Marriages: 779

* from the 2012 Official Catholic Directory