Diocese of Shreveport
• Year diocese was founded: 1986
• Number of civil parishes (counties) in diocese: 16 across northern Louisiana
• Largest cities in diocese: Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, Monroe
People
• Number of diocesan priests: 29 (19 active and 10 retired or infirm)
• Number of other priests – religious and extern priests: 21
• Number of permanent deacons: 34
• Number of brothers: 2
• Number of sisters: 25
• Number of seminarians: 6
• Total Catholic population: 41,615 (5.2 percent of population)
Places
• Number of parishes: 27
• Number of missions: 10
• Number of health care centers: 3
• Number of high schools: 2
• Number of elementary schools: 4
Source: 2019 Official Catholic Directory
