Dioceses. Boston, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Richmond, Mobile, Natchez, Louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Roman Catholic Church. Comprising Bishops. Benedict Fenwick, D. D. F. P. Kenrick, D. D., Michael O'Connor, D. D. { Benedict J. Flaget, D. D. Min. 27 8 91 43 20 78 9 18 18 53 7 49 6 53 37 85 Little Rock, Detroit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, J. M. Henni, V. G. 5 Iowa Territory, Matthias Loras, D. D. 12 Apost. Vic. Oregon, Statistics of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the World. POPE GREGORY XVI., (MAURO CAPELLARI,) was born at Belluno, in the Venetian States, 18th September, 1765; reserved "in petto" 21st March, 1825; published Cardinal Priest, by the title of St. Calixtus, 13th March, 1826; elected Pope, 2d February, 1831; consecrated bishop, and crowned, 6th February following, being now 78 years old. The present Pope is the 258th. Of these, one (Adrian IV., 1154-1159) was an Englishman. The Sacred College consists of the following number of Cardinals: Created by Pius VII. - Bishops, 2; priests, 2; deacons, 1-5. Leo XII. - Bishops, 4; priests, 5; deacon, 1-10. Gregory XVI. - Priests, 40; deacons, 10-50. Total 65. Vacant hats, 5. Total of the Sacred College, 70. Of the Cardinals, the oldest is Card. Bussi; the dean, Card. Pacca; and the youngest, the Card. Prince of Schwarzenberg. Of the whole body there are at 80 years of age, and upwards, 5; 70 do., 16; 60 do., 18; 50 do., 14; 40 do., 9. During the reign of Gregory XVI. the deaths among the Cardinals amounted to 51. The number of patriarchs in the church is 12; of archbishoprics and bishoprics, 684; of coadjutors, auxiliaries, suffragans, &c., 95, as follows: * Besides this, is the German Confederacy, in which there are three Vicars Apostolic, and a Catholic population amounting to 2,068,968. The following is a partial sketch of Sabbath Schools. Connected with the New England Sabbath School Union, and throughout the New Eng In 9 Associations out of 42 in the State of New York, are returned on their minutes, 198 schools and bible classes, 2,115 teachers, 15,591 scholars, and 22,822 volumes in the libraries. The churches in the Hudson River Association for 1843, reported 693 teachers, and 377 scholars that professed religion. East Jersey and New Jersey Associations report 72 schools, 630 teachers, 4,016 scholars, and 9,295 volumes. In Pennsylvania, 4 Associations report 85 schools and bible classes, 1,062 teachers, 8,617 scholars, and 16,112 volumes. The Philadelphia Association for 1843, reports 108 scholars baptized. Maryland Union Association has 13 schools, 189 teachers, 1,264 scholars, and 2,492 volumes. The report of the Virginia Baptist Publication Society gives in that State an aggregate of 105 schools, 1,071 teachers, 5,227 scholars, 7,020 volumes, and 62 conversions. The Chovan Association reports 10 schools, 110 teachers, and 605 scholars. Sabbath Schools are planted in many of the churches in the Southern States. But very few of the Associations give returns. General Summary of Baptists in the United States. Baptists in England. - Churches, 1,676; ministers, 1,200; baptized, 10,302. Total, 143,027. Gain, 8,007, Other Baptist Sects in the United States. Six Principle Baptists. - 173d Anniversary, 1843. Churches, 17; Elders, 22; added, chiefly by baptism, 397. Total, 3,055. These Baptists are chiefly in Rhode Island. Seventh Day Baptists. - These Baptists differ from the regular Baptists in no material feature, except in the strict observance of the seventh day, as we reckon time, instead of the first, or Lord's day. They are to be found chiefly in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and a few churches in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio. They have a General Conference and four Associations, a Missionary Society, a Tract Society, and publish a weekly paper. Churches, 59; Ministers, 46; Licentiates, 23; added, (by baptisms, and by experience and letter,) 763. Total, 6,077. Free Will Baptists, 1843. - Yearly Meetings, 22; Quarterly Meetings, 103; Churches, 1,165; Ministers, 771; Licentiates, 150. Baptisms in one year, 5,023. Total, 61,372. Church of God, (Baptists.) - Churches, 125; Ministers, (ordained or licensed,) 83; Communicants, 10,000; chiefly in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio. Reformers, (Campbellite Baptists.) - This class of Baptists have never published statistical tables of their numbers, except in two or three States. One of their order, in the "Original History of the Religious Denominations in the United States," estimates their numbers " but little short of 200,000." On imperfect data, we estimate this class at 2,000 Congregations, 1,500 Bishops, or Elders, and Evangelists, and 175,000 Communicants. Their baptisms in one year probably equal 20,000. Christian Connection, (Unitarian Baptists,) 1842. - Conferences, 42; Churches, 650, Preachers, 782; baptisms, 4,000. Total, 35,600. |