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 Statistics at a Glance
Created as a Diocese on April 25, 1793; Archdiocese July 19, 1850
- The Archdiocese of New Orleans encompasses 4,208 square miles in 8 civil parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Washington.
- Parishes
- 114 fully open parishes
- Total: 137 parishes
- Clergy and Religious Life
- Archdiocesan priests: 212
- Religious order priests: 175
- Permanent deacons: 187
- Religious order sisters: 432
- Elderly and low income Housing - Christopher Homes
- Properties - 6 properties with 11 buildings post-Katrina compared to 26 buildings pre-Katrina
- Residents - 1200 post-Katrina compared to 2600 pre-Katrina
- Catholic Elementary and High Schools
- 84 elementary and high schools have reopened from the pre-Katrina total of 107
- 59 elementary schools with 26,140
- 23 high schools with 14,633
- 1 school for persons with disabilities with 182
- Total student population: 40,955 for the 06-07 school year
- Student population by parish:
- Jefferson - 17,157
- Orleans - 14,919
- Plaquemines - 276
- St. Bernard - 313
- St. Charles - 656
- St. John the Baptist - 882 (incomplete reporting)
- St. Tammany - 5315
- Washington - 257
- Teachers and administrative staff
- Catholic school system-wide: 2956
- Orleans Parish: 1320
- Post-Katrina Programming
- The Catholic Central School Consortium has been formed for six Orleans Parish schools and 1 school in St. Bernard Parish to aid schools centralized by the 2006 Pastoral Plan by combining resources to bring more effective and efficient fundraising, technology developments and other things to create state-of-the-art learning environments for recovering areas.
- Project Fleur-de-lis has been implemented through the Catholic schools by Mercy Family Services and Catholic Charities to aid in the mental health and wellness of students, teachers and their families.
- Post-Katrina Facts for the Archdiocese
- Total recovery donations: over $68,000,000 in donations to the Archdiocese (including grants to Catholic Charities)
- Rebuilding damaged properties - churches, schools and community centers
- Scholarships for children in need
- Direct aid service to individuals
- Government recovery aid: over $9,000,000
- All archdiocesan properties are insured.
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