The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, at Georgetown University, reports that in the United States between 1965 and 2012, the number of Roman Catholic diocesan priests declined from 35,925 to 26,661, while the Catholic population increased from 45.6 million to 66.3 million.
| Website | http://cara.georgetown.edu/CARAServices/requestedchurchstats.html |
| Year | 2012 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Clergy, Congregations, Faith leaders |
| Locations | United States of America |
| Faiths | Catholicism, Christianity |
| Languages | English |