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Address: 1404 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114

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Statistics

Below are the statistics of those in ministry in the Diocese of Cleveland as of 10 September 2025:


421 Total Priests

Total Diocesan, Religious Order and Extern Priests serving and/or residing in the Diocese of Cleveland.


192 Diocesan Priests in Active Ministry

191 Diocesan Active and 1 Released from Diocesan Assignment


104 Diocesan Priests who are Retired


15 Other

(4 Administrative Leave, 10 Leave of Absence, 1 Priest Prayer & Penance)


84 Religious Order Priests

77 Religious Order Active and 7 Religious Order Retired


26 Extern Priests

(Priests studying or living in the Diocese who are not incardinated)
(19 Extern Active and 7 Extern Retired)


296 Total Diocesan Priests

192 Diocesan Active and 104 Diocesan Retired

196 Total Deacons

Total Permanent Deacons serving and/or residing in the Diocese of Cleveland.


106 Diocesan Deacons in Active Ministry

100 Diocesan Active and 6 Released from Diocesan Assignment


75 Diocesan Deacons who are Retired


11 Extern Deacons

4 Extern Active and 7 Extern Retired


1 Religious Order Deacon


3 Other

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