{"id":5305,"date":"2024-04-17T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/?page_id=5305"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:13:46","slug":"state-of-priestly-vocations-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/es\/state-of-priestly-vocations-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Datos sobre el estado de las vocaciones sacerdotales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/State-of-Priestly-Vocations_Header.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;200px||200px||true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#F1B93D&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0.03em&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0.03em&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>State of Priestly Vocations Data<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Tier Data<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Vocation Ministry split dioceses into groups based on the overall Catholic population within each diocese to enhance the data from the Official Catholic Directory and our analysis. This division enabled us to better compare \u201capples to apples\u201d among vocation cultivation in dioceses of the same general size in the United States. The 175 dioceses have been broken into \u201ctiers,\u201d where we found natural breaks based on this population criteria. The data provided are spreadsheets of analysis of each diocese, quadrants with dioceses labeled and explanations, and the correlations found for each tier. We pray this information will be a vital tool for bishops, vocation directors, parish leaders, and families in shaping how to foster more holy vocations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Need help figuring out which tier your diocese falls in? Click the button below for a full, alphabetical list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/List-of-Dioceses-by-Tier.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Find your Diocese&#8217;s tier here&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hover or tap to see data.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||60px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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height=&#8221;400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|25px||25px|false|true&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; parent_header_level=&#8221;h4&#8243;][\/dsm_flipbox_child][dsm_flipbox_child button_url_new_window=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; content_ul_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;1000px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px|false|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; module_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; parent_header_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tier 2 Data<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SOPV_Tier-2-Binder.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View 2021 Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SOPV_Tier-2-Binder-2022-data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View 2022 Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-Tier-2-Binder-FINAL-1.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View 2023 Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Tier-2-Binder-FINAL.pdf\">View 2024 Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"py-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocationministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Tier-2-10-Year-Averages-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View 10-Year Ordination Averages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/dsm_flipbox_child][\/dsm_flipbox][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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This division enabled us to better compare \u201capples to apples\u201d among vocation cultivation in dioceses of the same general size in the United States. The 175 dioceses have been broken into \u201ctiers,\u201d where we found natural breaks based on this population criteria. The data provided are spreadsheets of analysis of each diocese, quadrants with dioceses labeled and explanations, and the correlations found for each tier. We pray this information will be a vital tool for bishops, vocation directors, parish leaders, and families in shaping how to foster more holy vocations.Need help figuring out which tier your diocese falls in? 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