Official Website of the
Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
Updated Feb. 5, 2021
The following information came from the Official Catholic Directory. It was compiled from data collected in 2020.
Diocese Established: November 28, 1843
Diocesan Boundaries: 75 counties (52,068 square miles) that make up Arkansas. These fall into 8 regions that are called deaneries: Central, North Delta, North Ozark, Ouachita, South Delta, West Ozark, River Valley and West River Valley.
Bishop: Anthony B. Taylor
Abbots in Diocese: 1 (Abbot Leonard Wangler, OSB, Subiaco Abbey)
Total Catholic Population: 154,382 people
Churches: 130 (parishes and missions)
New Parishes Created: 1
Number of Full-Time Professional Ministry Personnel in Churches: 188 (in addition to priests and deacons)
Diocesan Priests — 87 (active and retired)
Religious Order Priests — 29 (active and retired)
Extern Priests: 23 (from other dioceses)
Total Priests Serving in Diocese: 139
Seminarians: 30
Permanent Deacons: 88
Religious Sisters: 120
Religious Brothers: 28
Catholic Schools: 26 (Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Schools)
Total Catholic School Students: 6,750 (from Catholic Schools Office)
Total Catholic Students in PRE Programs: 7,516
Hospitals and Health Care Centers: 20
Homes for Aged or Chronically Ill: 31
Special Centers for Social Services and Assistance: 6
Total Marriages in the Catholic Church: 404
Infant and Minor Baptisms: 1,685
Adult Baptism and Adults Received into Full Commuion: 349
First Communions: 1,811
Confirmations: 1,630
Deaths: 812