Impact Report
Below, you will find a Diocesan Impact Report for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year. Here, you will see the many ways our Church in the Diocese of Gaylord is alive and flourishing. The numbers show the countless acts of service that take place in each of our parishes every day as we strive to love God and neighbor. Please click the image or the text below to view the complete Impact Report:
Personnel
Bishop: 1
Priests, Diocesan Active: 31
Priests, Active Outside Diocese: 3
Priests, Retired, Sick, Absent: 20
Religious Priest: 4
Number of Diocesan Priests: 54
Extern Priests in Diocese: 12
Directors of Parish Life: 3
Ordinations
- Diocesan Priests: 0
- Transitional Deacons: 1
- Permanent Deacons: 5
Permanent Deacons: 33
Total Religious Brothers: 1
Total Religious Sisters: 22
Parishes & Churches
Parishes: 56
Limited-Use Churches: 20
Chapels: 2
Shrines: 2
Cemeteries: 68
Educational
Diocesan seminarians: 7
High Schools (Diocesan and Parish): 3
- Total Students: 474
Elementary Schools (Diocesan and Parish): 16
- Total Students: 2,676
Catechesis/Religious Education
- High School Students: 164
- Elementary Students (PreK - 8th): 1,107
Total Students under Catholic Instruction (Diocesan, Parish, Religious Education): 3,947
Full-Time Academic Teachers in the Diocese
Paid Lay Teachers: 268
Vital Statistics
Receptions into the Church
- Baptisms: 385
- First Communions: 373
- Confirmations: 405
Marriages: 203
Deaths: 794
Total Catholic Population (number of individuals): 43,751
Total Population: 523,547
*data as of July 1, 2026
