Isle parishes see rebound in Sunday Mass attendance By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald While still far from its pre-pandemic level, Sunday Mass attendance in Hawaii has been slowly rising after plummeting in the first year that COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill. Conducted every October, the statewide annual count of parishioners attending […]
Mass attendance is up, but still far below pre-COVID numbers
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sunday Mass attendance in Hawaii suffered a big hit from COVID-19 and, though recovering, has a long way to go to return to its pre-pandemic numbers, according to the 2022 October count, the annual tally of heads in church conducted by the diocesan chancellor’s office. Last October saw 31,874 […]
Isle churches see jump in tally of Mass-goers from 2020 COVID low
October count However, the number is 18,700 fewer than the pre-pandemic count By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald More Catholics in Hawaii are going to church as pandemic protocols loosen, according to the latest October count. But the numbers are still far fewer than they were pre-COVID-19. The annual diocesan headcount of weekend Mass attendees […]
October’s here. Time again to count heads
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s October, the month Hawaii parishes count the people in the pews. Alas, like last year, with fewer people in church, conveniently spaced, the pandemic has made the job easier for ushers. Each October every parish is asked to count heads at each Saturday vigil and Sunday Mass. The […]
Hawaii sees a 60% drop in Mass attendance due to pandemic
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Mass attendance in the Diocese of Honolulu saw a nearly 60% drop during the coronavirus pandemic according to the annual October count, released this month by the diocesan chancellor’s office. The numbers fell from 46,141 in October of 2019 to 18,995 in 2020, a difference of 27,146 or 58.8%. […]
Guest commentary: Catholics leaving: The question is ‘Why?’
By Richard Halloran Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Patrick Downes’ excellent article on shrinking Catholic congregations in Hawaii (Hawaii Catholic Herald, May 17, 2019) leads to the wider question of a troubled Roman Catholic Church all across America. In the nation, only 21.1 percent of those who profess to be Catholic practice their religion […]
Catholic congregations are shrinking across the state
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Fewer Hawaii Catholics are going to church. A lot fewer, according to the annual count of Mass-goers conducted by the diocese last October. The chancellor’s office, which coordinates the count, tracked 107 parishes, missions and ethnic communities. Of them, 85 saw a drop in Mass attendance over the past […]
Number of Mass-goers in Hawaii hits a new low
Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald October, the month the Diocese of Honolulu counts heads in church, is over. While we await the final tally, let’s look at last year’s figures. The news isn’t good. The 2017 count was 48,210, the lowest number the Hawaii Catholic Herald has on record, going back more than 35 years. […]
October is the month for the annual counting of heads in church
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Click. Click. Click. That’s the sound of October in Hawaii’s Catholic churches. It’s the month the diocese counts how many people are going to Mass — usually by ushers pacing the aisles with clicking counters in their hands. Every October each parish is asked to count heads at each […]
It’s the month for the annual counting of weekend church-goers
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s October. Time to be counted. October is the month the diocese tries to get a fix on how many people in Hawaii go to church each week. Each parish is asked to count heads at each Saturday vigil and Sunday Mass for the entire month of October. […]
