Be Not Afraid

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Be Not Afraid! Second Annual Vocations
Convocation
Saturday, September 19 2009
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2009 Profile for the Archdiocese of Detroit
Catholic Population 1,434,622 (1990 census) 278
Parishes 106 Catholic Schools 643 Total Priests
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2009 Profile for the Archdiocese of Detroit
Mass celebrated in 14 Languages Total Land Area
3,901 square miles, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb,
Monroe, Lapeer and St. Clair Counties
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2009 Profile for the Archdiocese of Detroit
Cathedral Cathedral of the Most Blessed
Sacrament Seminaries Sacred Heart Major
Seminary SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary
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Archbishop His Excellency, The Most Rev. Allen
H. Vigneron
Auxiliary Bishops Most Rev. Daniel Flores Most
Rev. Francis Reiss Most Rev. Moses Anderson, SSE
(retired) Most Rev. Thomas Gumbleton
(retired) Emeritus His Eminence, Adam Cardinal
Maida His Eminence, Edmund Cardinal Szoka
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ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT Statistics as of Feb. 2009
Total Priests 643 Permanent Deacons
180 Seminarians 49 Religious Brothers
64 Religious Sisters 1,240
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ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT Statistics as of Feb. 2009
New Church members Infant Baptisms (infant to 7
yrs.) 10,561 Minor Baptisms (7-17 yrs.)
452 Adult Baptisms
684 Received into Full Communion 934
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Catholic Education Statistics as of Feb. 2009
Elementary Schools 76 (23,972 students in
grades K-8) High Schools 23 (11,015 students
in grades 9-12) College and Universities 5
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Population Statistics as of Feb. 2009
Total Population of 6 Counties 4,438,006 Total
Catholic Population of 6 Counties 1,434,622
32 of Total Population
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Population Statistics as of Feb. 2009
Total Black Catholic Population in 6 Counties
71,662 7 of Total Catholic Population Total
Hispanic Catholic Population in 6
Counties 127,694 9 of Total Catholic
Population (80 of total Hispanic Population is
Catholic)
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Parish Statistics as of Feb. 2009
Parishes Total Parishes/Missions 278 City
(Det., Hamt., H.P). 61 Suburban 199
Rural 18
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Total Priest Statistics March 2009
Total Priests in AOD 643 Diocesan 451 Religious
Order 192
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Total Priest Statistics March 2009 643 Priests

• 287 are in parishes (pastors, assoc. pastors,
  administrators)
• 10 are assigned to Central Services
• 24 are Chaplains
• 33 are College Faculty
• 143 Senior
• 146 Retired (9 retired are pastors)

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Diocesan Priest Statistics March 2009 451 Priests

• 246 priests are in parishes (pastors,
• assoc. pastors, administrators)
• 9 are assigned to Central Services
• 17 are Chaplains
• 20 are College Faculty
• 159 are Senior Priests or on leave of absece

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Diocesan Priest Statistics March 2009 451 Priests
Ages 20 - 29 2 30 - 39 25 40 - 49
72 50 - 59 100
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Diocesan Priest Statistics March 2009 451 Priests
Ages 60 - 69 99 70 - 79 83 80 - 89
53 90 - 99 16
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Data not available for 1 priest
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ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT Total Priest Statistics
2009 - 643 2008 - 652 2000 - 846 1990 - 847 19
80 - 1,052 1960 - 1,133
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Diocesan Priest Statistics
2009 - 451 2008 - 463 2000 - 481 1990 - 558 19
80 - 620 1960 - 724
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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood
The following findings come from the study
Evolving Visions of the Priesthood Changes from
Vatican II to the Turn of the Century, by Dr.
Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline E. Wenger
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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood

• Joy of administering the sacraments and presiding
  over the liturgy.
• 94

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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood
2. The satisfaction of preaching the Word 80
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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood

• The opportunity to work with people and be a part
  of their lives.
• 65

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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood
4. Being a part of a community of Christians who
are working together to share the good news of
the Gospel. 59
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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood
5. Opportunity to exercise intellectual and
creative abilities. 53
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Six Major Sources of Satisfaction in the
Priesthood
6. Spiritual security that results from
responding to the divine call. 51
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Priesthood Data for AOD
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Priesthood Data for AOD
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Priesthood Data for AOD
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Office for Priestly Vocations Vocation Programming
Discernment Weekends (3) ? 40 guests Potential
candidate Appointments with Director of Priestly
Vocations ? 25 Vocation Be My Guest Dinner
with Cardinal Maida ? 27 guests
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Seminarians Represented by Vicariate/Parish
BBT St. Thomas More Blue Water Holy Trinity,
St. Christopher, Our Lady on the River, St.
Edward on the Lake Central Macomb SS. Cyril
Methodius, St. Malachy, St. Michael, St. Rene
Goupil, St. Thecla Downriver Our Lady of the
Woods, St. Victor
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Office for Priestly Vocations Vocation Programs
Jr. High Day at Sacred Heart (5) ? 1,000 7th
graders Discernment Days for inquirers on
Mailing List ? 2
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Office for Priestly Vocations Communication
Efforts

• Active communication with 232 individual e-mail
  addresses individuals who have attended
  Vocations Events in the past 6 years

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Office for Priestly Vocations Communication
Efforts

• Currently there are 92 Vocation Committee Chairs

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Office for Priestly Vocations Communication
Efforts

• Vocare, the Office for Priestly Vocations
  newsletter, sent quarterly to By parish mail to
  all parishes E-mail recipients 232 on list and
  SHMS, DAVA, Vocation Committee Chairs, Mailing
  List of Discerners and NCDVD

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Office for Priestly Vocations Communication
Efforts

• In 2009, the Catholic News Service devoted a
  side-bar of information about the programming for
  vocations in the AOD March 18, 2009 publication
• Material developed by our office has been
  requested for use in the U.S. and Australia

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Office for Priestly Vocations Communication
Efforts

• Office staff speak at WIND (CYO Jr. High
  retreat) Rainbow (CYO High School Retreat)
  parish school and religious education programs
  and adult faith formation programs Knights of
  Columbus dinners SERRA meetings

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