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105,000 Circulation: The largest local newspaper in Fairfield County. Reach more than 250,000 readers across Fairfield County every month!

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Our Readers are Believers!

2025 Diocese of Bridgeport Statistical Info

One Bishop
208 Priests (Diocesan, Religious and Extern)
86 Permanent Deacons
38 Seminarians
74 Parishes
Two Catholic Universities
Approx. 20,000 Enrolled in Catholic Universities
31 Catholic Schools
9,024 Enrolled in Catholic Schools
16,353 Children in Religious Education
One Catholic Hospital
Approx. 80,000 Patients Treated
Approx. 430,000 Catholics
Approx. 957,000 Total Population
45% Catholic Population
95,000 Fairfield County Catholic Circulation

Brand Loyalty, Unbelievable Fidelity

The Truth is in our papers; the truth is also in our numbers. Simmons reports that Catholics embrace their Catholic newspapers and magazines with unbelievable fidelity, which easily translates into loyalty to our advertisers. So effective is the medium to broadcast their message and reach a vast audience, that almost all of Fairfield County Catholic’s advertisers place their ad in every single issue.

Incredible Credibility – Perception Is Reality

Advertisers who want to speak to the American family choose the Catholic media. An ad in the Fairfield County Catholic carries with it the implied endorsement of the Catholic Church to which we turn for guidance. In today’s world, “Perception is Reality,” and the Fairfield County Catholic contains accurate, true, and important information. An advertiser is perceived in the same light.

High Level of Exclusivity

Fairfield County Catholic is open to advertisers, large and small. The keen competition, clutter, and sometimes negative ads you find in other publications does not exist in Fairfield County Catholic, which contains an average 30 percent advertising. This gives local and national advertisers a high level of exclusivity.

The Catholic Market in Fairfield County: A Sleeping Giant

Every advertiser is looking for that niche market that no one has captured. Catholics, with 45 percentage of the population of Fairfield County, are a vast untapped market. Of this Catholic population, 20 percent is Hispanic. With the Fairfield County Catholic, an advertiser captures not only a pre-eminent place in the medium, but also a pre-eminent position in the vast and diverse Catholic market.

Guaranteed Postal Audited Circulation

Direct mail is the way our more than 100,000 readers receive Fairfield County Catholic every month. Fairfield County Catholic is Post-Office Audited. Readers of Catholic publications eagerly await their newspaper, according to Simmons. The average reading time is 45 minutes spent on each issue. As such, our readers feel an ownership of Fairfield County Catholic and treat it with a dedication and loyalty which translates into comparable support of advertisers.

Flexibility & Convenience: One Ad, One Buy, One Bill

Cristina Napolitano, Advertising Manager of Fairfield County Catholic, is also your key to the national Catholic media. Your ad can be placed by Cristina in one, several, or all 160 local, regional and national publications. The network offers flexibility, convenience, easy billing – and proven results.

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Advertise in Fairfield County Catholic

Fairfield County Catholic is the largest local newspaper in Fairfield County. Reach more than 250,000 readers across Fairfield County every month.

2026 Rate Card (PDF)2025 Web Rate Card (PDF)2026 Production Schedule (PDF)

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