Father Paul Williams leads Wednesday Mass at the Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Dalton.

Seen Wednesday on North Hamilton Street in downtown Dalton, the Capilla Inspiracion, a satellite of the Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, offers services in this former funeral home building.

Number of Catholics in Dalton: 17,459

Percentage of Dalton residents who are Hispanic: 48 percent

Weekend church attendance for St. Josephs Catholic Church in Dalton: 5,000 to 7,000

Church attendance at St. Toribio Romo in Chatsworth, Ga.: 900

Attendance at Capilla Inspiracion, a Guatemalan mission in downtown Dalton: 200

U.S. Catholic Church membership in 2011: 68.5 million.

Southern Baptist Convention in 2011: 16.1 million.

Sources: Association of Religion Data Archives, U.S. Census, St. Josephs Catholic Church, National Council of Churches

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