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(Figures as of 1/31/2026)

  2018 2020 2022 2024 2025
Bishop 1 1 1 1  1
Retired Bishops 0 0 1 1  1
Diocesan Priests 87 86 110 71  69
     Active in Diocese 58 51 74 39  39
     Active outside Diocese 0 1 2 2  2
     Retired, sick or absent 29 34 28 30  28
     From other Dioceses 27 29 32 28  31
Religious Communities of Priests 14 12 12 12  13
     Religious Priests 37 35 36 38  37
Religious Communities of Brothers 3 2 3 2  2
     Religious Brothers 6 4 5 3  2
Religious Communities of Sisters 21 17 21 16   
     Religious Women (including Consecrated
     Virgins)		 100 83 82 72  69
Permanent Deacons 53 49 50 60  49
Parishes with resident pastor 75 72 70 70  71
Parishes without resident pastors 20 20 22 22  21
     Missions 17 20 20 20  20
     Chapels 17 19 18 17  16
Total Seminarians 10 5 9 17  14
University 1 1 1 1  1
     Total Students 1,114 623 1,171 777  1,304
Secondary Schools 6 6 6 6  7
     Students 1,034 1,067 1,040 1,110  1,125
Elementary Schools 19 18 18 18  18
     Students 3,080 3,060 3,219 3,543  3,779
Private Schools 0 0 0 0  0
     Students 0 0 0 0  0
CCD Students 6,984 3,071 7,665 3,407  3,277
     High School Students 5,603 272 337 609  607
     Grade School Students 1,381 2,799 2,482 2,798  2,670
General Hospitals 2 1 1 1  1
Homes for Dependent Children 1 1 1 1  1
Homes for Aged 5 5 5 5  5
Baptisms 1,022 964 601 746  798
     Under Age 7 763 341 484 499  548
     Age 7 and Older 259 121 55 247  250
Profession of Faith 204 502 129 219  259
First Communion         703
Confirmations         618
Marriages 251 137 174 154  212
     Catholic 130 96 115 93  140
     Mixed 121 41 59 61  72
Funerals 1,122 762 997 831  722
Catholic Population 74,759 71,391 66,925 61,485  60,629
Total West Virginia Population 1,815,857 1,784,787 1,781,860 1,769,979  1,766,110