The Official Catholic Directory for 2019 lists sixty-two parishes in Nassau County and their enrollment statistics for religious ed or Confraternity of Christian Doctrine programs. Please note that these students are in addition to the students who receive religious instruction in parish schools. Demographics, the nature and history of the parish are all reflected in these numbers, especially the places with lower enrollments. For example, Point Lookout is a community of retirees or seasonal second homes. St. Hedwig is a national parish. In several instances from long ago, a connected pastor would not suffer his parish to be dismembered, or would tolerate only a small portion to be formed as a separate parish. In several instances, people from non-Catholic parts of the world are moving into the neighborhood, as in Great Neck or Elmont. There is often a story behind extraordinary religious ed numbers.
The parish religious education statistics below are sometimes unreliable because they are round numbers or the same report as in previous years.
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14 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Point Lookout
58 St. Hedwig (Sw. Jadwiga), Floral Park
75 Holy Name, Woodbury
85 St. Vincent de Paul, Elmont
106 St. Hyacinth (Sw. Jacek), Glen Head
120 Our Lady of Fatima, Port Washington
150 St. Edward, Syosset
167 Our Lady of Good Counsel, Inwood
180 Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Roosevelt
211 Sacred Heart, Island Park
255 St. Pius X, Woodbury
256 St. Aloysius, Great Neck
263 Blessed Sacrament, Valley Stream
276 St. Mary, Roslyn
279 St. Mary of the Isle, Long Beach
320 St. Joseph, Hewlett
340 Our Lady of Loreto, Hempstead
349 Corpus Christi, Mineola
350 Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park
350 Our Lady of Lourdes, Malverne
352 St. Rocco, Glen Cove
360 St. Martha, Uniondale
367 St. Ignatius Loyola, Hicksville
420 St. Gertrude, Bayville
436 Our Lady of Peace, Lynbrook
445 St. Patrick, Glen Cove
458 Our Lady of Lourdes, Massapequa Park
475 St. Boniface, Elmont
480 Our Lady of Hope, Carle Place
490 Our Redeemer, Freport
500 Holy Family, Hicksville
525 St. Christopher, Baldwin
536 St. Boniface, Sea Cliff
549 St. Thomas, West Hempstead
550 St. Raymond, East Rockaway
576 Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville
576 Holy Name of Mary, Valley Stream
598 St. Ignatius Martyr, Long Beach
657 Sacred Heart, North Merrick
714 St. Dominic, Oyster Bay
735 St. Peter of Alcantara, Port Washington
772 Cure of Ars, Merrick
900 St. Anne, Garden City
950 St. Brigid, Westbury
980 St. Bernard, Levittown
984 Our Lady of Victory, Floral Park
1,000 St. Aidan, Williston
1,065 St. Mary, Manhasset
1,151 St. Martin, Bethpage
1,183 St. Catherine of Sienna, Franklin Square
1,301 St. Kilian, Farmingdale
1,362 St. William, Seaford
1,382 St. Raphael, East Meadow
1,400 St. Joseph, Garden city
1,450 St. Barnabas, Bellmore
1,466 Maria Regina, Seaford
1,500 St. James, Seaford
1,501 St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Wantagh
1,550 St. Agnes, Rockville Centre
2,439 St. Rose of Lima, Massapequa
Total in CCD, Nassau County: 40,527
Plus any at Notre Dame, New Hyde Park.
In 2011, I tallied 46,620 in CCD.
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Friday, November 29, 2019
Friday, August 12, 2016
Nassau CCD numbers from 2016 directory
Parish religious education programs for youngsters not attending Catholic schools are often called "Religious Ed" or "CCD" classes. The establishment of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine in each Catholic parish dates back more than four centuries, and these programs have strong numbers in many parishes of Nassau County.
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The recent publication of the 2016 Official Catholic Directory has allowed me to look at the reported enrollments in religious education programs in the approximately 66 parishes of Nassau County. The numbers are slipping, just as enrollment in public or non-public schools, but nothing at all like the steep drop in marriages.
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Parish life ought not be judged by numbers, as small numbers or low revenue may may be found in parishes with a loving worship community. With that caution, I present sample enrollment numbers in CCD classes in the parishes of Nassau County.
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The ten largest are:
St. Rose of Lima: 2,557. (Two years later, 2,439.)
St. Agnes Cathedral: 1,896. (Two years later, 1751.)
St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage: 1,519. (Two years later, 1151.)
St. Frances de Chantal: 1,501. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. William the Abbot: 1,486. (Two years later, 1,362.)
Maria Regina, Seaford: 1,466. (Two year later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Barnabas, Bellmore: 1,450. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Kilian: 1,400.
St. Joseph, Garden City: 1,400. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Catherine of Sienna: 1,388.
St. Lawrence, Sayville, in 2018 1,188.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Massapequa Park, in 2018, 458.
St. Raphael, East Meadow, in 2018, 1,382.
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Six of the above ten have a parish schools, which adds maybe 300 to 650 students receiving religious education. Some round numbers above are suspect because they were the same figure last year.
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The median number of religious ed students is at Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport: 493.
Eight parishes reported an enrollment under 200. Several reported no students or failed to submit data.
The total number of CCD students in Nassau County is more than 42,268.
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The recent publication of the 2016 Official Catholic Directory has allowed me to look at the reported enrollments in religious education programs in the approximately 66 parishes of Nassau County. The numbers are slipping, just as enrollment in public or non-public schools, but nothing at all like the steep drop in marriages.
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Parish life ought not be judged by numbers, as small numbers or low revenue may may be found in parishes with a loving worship community. With that caution, I present sample enrollment numbers in CCD classes in the parishes of Nassau County.
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The ten largest are:
St. Rose of Lima: 2,557. (Two years later, 2,439.)
St. Agnes Cathedral: 1,896. (Two years later, 1751.)
St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage: 1,519. (Two years later, 1151.)
St. Frances de Chantal: 1,501. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. William the Abbot: 1,486. (Two years later, 1,362.)
Maria Regina, Seaford: 1,466. (Two year later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Barnabas, Bellmore: 1,450. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Kilian: 1,400.
St. Joseph, Garden City: 1,400. (Two years later, the same number, therefore suspect.)
St. Catherine of Sienna: 1,388.
St. Lawrence, Sayville, in 2018 1,188.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Massapequa Park, in 2018, 458.
St. Raphael, East Meadow, in 2018, 1,382.
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Six of the above ten have a parish schools, which adds maybe 300 to 650 students receiving religious education. Some round numbers above are suspect because they were the same figure last year.
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The median number of religious ed students is at Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport: 493.
Eight parishes reported an enrollment under 200. Several reported no students or failed to submit data.
The total number of CCD students in Nassau County is more than 42,268.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
CCD in Nassau County parishes
CCD is a tag often given to Religious Education programs in U. S. parishes. Shortly after the Council of Trent ended in 1563, various Catholic priests, bishops and laity attempted to improve the education of youngsters in their faith. In Italy, the movement coalesced under the name Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. In the 1940's in New York City, we knew it as Released Time, when public school students would travel to the Catholic school for an hour of religious instruction. In other places, it went under the colloquialism CCD, sometimes called Religious Ed nowadays. On Long Island, the Religious Ed or CCD program is generally for youngsters attending public school.
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From the 2013 Official Catholic Directory, I calculate the number of CCD students in Nassau County as approximately 45,600 in about 68 parishes. The largest enrollments claimed are at St. Rose of Lima (2,600), St. Frances de Chantal (2,228), and Maria Regina (2,010). The median enrollments are around St. Thomas the Apostle (525), Holy Family (500), and Our Lady of Hope (493). Seven parishes report fewer than 130 students. In Nassau County, the 28 Catholic elementary schools enroll about 10,400 students.
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Hundreds of volunteer teachers staff the program, and many of these have given long years to this service. The totality of parishes providing in-service education of these teachers is hefty, but I have been unable to find on the diocesan Faith Formation website no more than a few courses. Once upon a time, a complete list was regularly printed in the now-defunct weekly Long Island Catholic.
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The numbers given above in this post are somewhat stale, as the 2013 Official Catholic Directory sought input numbers probably more than a year ago. Also, a few parishes are listed for the exact same enrollment year after year, highly unlikely.
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From the 2013 Official Catholic Directory, I calculate the number of CCD students in Nassau County as approximately 45,600 in about 68 parishes. The largest enrollments claimed are at St. Rose of Lima (2,600), St. Frances de Chantal (2,228), and Maria Regina (2,010). The median enrollments are around St. Thomas the Apostle (525), Holy Family (500), and Our Lady of Hope (493). Seven parishes report fewer than 130 students. In Nassau County, the 28 Catholic elementary schools enroll about 10,400 students.
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Hundreds of volunteer teachers staff the program, and many of these have given long years to this service. The totality of parishes providing in-service education of these teachers is hefty, but I have been unable to find on the diocesan Faith Formation website no more than a few courses. Once upon a time, a complete list was regularly printed in the now-defunct weekly Long Island Catholic.
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The numbers given above in this post are somewhat stale, as the 2013 Official Catholic Directory sought input numbers probably more than a year ago. Also, a few parishes are listed for the exact same enrollment year after year, highly unlikely.
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