Cover of the 2015-2016 directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii
The 2015-2016 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii is out this month.
The 68-page listing of contact information for diocesan departments, parishes, schools, clergy and lay organizations is available for purchase from the Hawaii Catholic Herald office. Individual directories are $20 each; special rates are available for orders of 10 or more books.
Call 585-3321 to get your copies.
The Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii is not just a handy office resource, but a valuable record of the local Catholic landscape. It provides an annual snapshot of trends in clergy and religious in the Islands.
This year, a total of 116 priests in active ministry are listed in the directory. That includes 50 religious order priests, 33 priests of the Diocese of Honolulu and 33 from dioceses abroad. Outside clergy – religious and diocesan – come from the mainland, Philippines, Korea, India, South America and Africa.
The 116 priests in active ministry are a decrease from the 123 noted in the 2014 directory, but nearly equal to the 117 clergy listed 10 years ago in 2005.
According to the 2015 directory, the Diocese of Honolulu has 19 retired priests and five of its priests on duty away from Hawaii.
There are also six military chaplains working on Hawaii’s bases. They were assigned to the Islands by the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services based in Washington, D.C. Last year’s directory had just three chaplains; the directory in 2005 had six.
The 2015 directory shows 56 active permanent deacons in Hawaii, 10 of which came here from other dioceses. One Hawaii deacon is serving out of state, and 18 are retired.
Even with the ordination of 13 men this past January in the diocese’s seventh deacon class, the number of deacons in Hawaii has not risen much above the 52 listed in 2014. It is up, however, from the 47 deacons active in 2005.
There are 26 religious order brothers in the Islands, both active and retired.
The directory also notes 150 sisters in religious orders, both active and retired. That figure is down from the 166 sisters in Hawaii last year.
In 2005, the directory showed 41 religious order brothers and 192 sisters.
