The Archdiocese of Dubuque has announced that Sunday Mass will cease at 84 of its parishes this summer.
As part of the final phase of a restructuring process that began in September 2024, driven by a sustained decline in both clergy numbers and Mass attendance, 163 parishes will be consolidated into 24 “pastorates”.
According to the 2025 edition of The Official Catholic Directory, the archdiocese has 69 diocesan priests in active ministry and 23 religious-order priests, serving a Catholic population of around 182,000.
