Optional Celibacy Survey Results
Survey results by diocese of priests responding to the question:
Do you favor an open discussion of the mandatory celibacy rule for diocesan priests? (for more detailed results and available comments from priests click on each diocese).
Diocese Priests Responding Yes No Unsure
Albany 69 of 243 [28%] 62% 35% 3%
Baltimore 93 of 238 [39%] 65% 32% 3%
Belleville 55 of 159 [35%] 71% 25% 4%
Boston 321 of 1524 [21%] 66% 28% 5%
Buffalo 162 of 550 [29%] 66% 23% 11%
Cincinnati 174 of 542 [32%] 67% 29% 4%
Cleveland 114 of 500 [23%] 64% 32% 4%
Columbus 83 of 238 [35%] 60% 36% 4%
Covington 34 of 93 [37%] 53% 47% 0%
Detroit 160 of 768 [21%] 70% 24% 2%
Denver 78 of 292 [27%] 58% 37% 5%
Dubuque 101 of 222 [45%] 56% 40% 4%
El Paso 29 of 104 [28%] 72% 17% 10%
Fort Wayne-South Bend 28 of 109 [26%] 36% 64% 0%
Fort Worth 40 of 109 [36%] 60% 30% 10%
Fresno 34 of 114 [30%] 56% 41% 3%
Gallup 15 of 85 [18%] 60% 40% 0%
Gaylord 15 of 78 [19%] 67% 27% 7%
Grand Rapids 30 of 135 [22%] 61% 35% 0%
Green Bay 106 of 329 [32%] 77% 21% 2%
Harrisburg 19 of 91 [21%] 32% 63% 5%
Indianapolis 51 of 166 [31%] 84% 16% 0%
Kalamazoo 16 of 69 [23%] 38% 50% 13%
LaCrosse 93 of 223 [42%] 55% 42% 3%
Lansing 49 of 185 [26%] 68% 26% 4%
Las Cruces 24 of 75 [32%] 76% 12% 8%
Las Vegas 23 of 77 [30%] 87% 13% 0%
Los Angeles 121 of 965 [13%] 70% 23% 4%
Madison 81 of 162 [50%] 62% 30% 7%
Marquette 13 of 101 [13%] 50% 31% 0%
Monterey 42 of 134 [31%] 57% 40% 2%
Oakland 126 of 301 [42%] 84% 13% 2%
Oklahoma City 46 of 121 [38%] 57% 39% 4%
Orange 40 of 164 [24%] 68% 25% 8%
Paterson, NJ 77 of 299 [26%] 74% 23% 3%
Philadelphia 128 of 900 [14%] 47% 50% 3%
Phoenix 100 of 304 [33%] 77% 19% 4%
Providence 123 of 400 [31%] 51% 46% 2%
Pueblo 26 of 84 [31%] 69% 23% 8%
Raleigh 44 of 155 [ 29%] 79% 16% 5%
Rochester 102 of 294 [35%] 69% 22% 10%
Sacramento 66 of 215 [31%] 73% 24% 3%
Saginaw 29 of 120 [24%] 77% 16% 0%
San Bernardino 62 of 258 [24%] 75% 17% 6%
San Diego 71 of 329 [22%] 73% 24% 3%
San Francisco 104 of 319 [33%] 68% 26% 6%
San Jose 66 of 184 [36%] 70% 23% 8%
Santa Fe 75 of 203 [37%] 68% 31% 1%
Seattle 68 of 290 [23%] 79% 16% 4%
Steubenville 30 of 57 [53%] 57% 40% 3%
Stockton 23 of 72 [32%] 48% 48% 4%
Superior 50 of 89 [56%] 67% 33% 2%
Syracuse 132 of 312 [42%] 73% 20% 6%
Toledo 78 of 210 [37%] 77% 22% 1%
Tucson 64 of 193 [33%] 70% 27% 3%
Venice 51 of 164 [31%] 73% 18% 10%
source: FutureChurch