Diocese of Little Rock Statistics

Updated Oct. 28, 2024

The following information came from the Official Catholic Directory. It was compiled from data collected in 2023.

Diocese Established: November 28, 1843

Diocesan Boundaries: 75 counties (52,068 square miles) that make up Arkansas. These fall into eight regions that are called deaneries: Central, North Delta, North Ozark, Ouachita, South Delta, West Ozark, River Valley and West River Valley.

Bishop: Anthony B. Taylor

Abbots in Diocese: 1 (Abbot Elijah Owens, OSB, Subiaco Abbey)

Total Catholic Population: 164,324 people

Churches: 130 (parishes and missions)

New Parishes Created: 0

Number of Full-Time Professional Ministry Personnel in Churches: 122 (in addition to priests and deacons)

Diocesan Priests: 93 (active and retired)

Religious Order Priests: 22 (active and retired)

Extern Priests: 19 (from other dioceses)

Total Priests Serving in Diocese: 134

Seminarians: 24

Permanent Deacons: 129

Religious Sisters: 103

Religious Brothers: 36

Catholic Schools: 26 (Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Schools)

Total Catholic School Students: 6,810 (from Catholic Schools Office)

Total Catholic Students in PRE Programs: 23,483

Hospitals and Health Care Centers: 12

Homes for Aged or Chronically Ill: 29

Special Centers for Social Services and Assistance: 6

Total Marriages in the Catholic Church: 490

Infant and Minor Baptisms: 2,038

Adult Baptism and Adults Received into Full Communion: 449

First Communions: 2,106

Confirmations: 1,825

Deaths: 779