By the Numbers

ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE

Total Population: 1,011,493

  • 30 Counties

  • 182,047 Registered Parishioners

  • Percent of Population that is Catholic: 18%

  • 160 parishes and 1 non-parish Student Center

SACRAMENTS & MINISTRY STATISTICS

  • Mass attendance is down 46% from 2006 

  • Infant Baptisms are down 22% since 2006

  • Funerals  have increased by 3% since 2006

    • In 2006 the number of baptisms exceeded the number of funerals by 1.2 to 1.

    • In 2024 funerals now exceed baptisms and is the only sacramental category that is growing. 

  • Catholic marriages are down 57% since 2006 

    • Marriage trends reflect the national landscape, as they are less than half of what they were 20 years ago.

PRIESTS (as of July 2025)

  • There are 85 priests serving in active ministry in our 160 parishes and other archdiocesan assignments (65 archdiocesan priests and 20 international priests). 

  • 27% of active archdiocesan priests are over the age of 60.

  • 24% of active priests are international priests.

  • In seven years (by 2032), we are expected to have 59 archdiocesan priests serving in active ministry.

  • In 15 years (2040), we are expected to have as few as 55 archdiocesan priests serving in active ministry.