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Agenzia FIDES 22 October 207 Special Feature for Mission Sunday - 22 October 207 CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS WORLD POPULATION CATHOLICS PERSONS/CATHOLICS PER PRIEST ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION MISSION STATIONS BISHOPS PRIESTS PERMANENT DEACONS RELIGIOUS MEN AND WOMEN, MEMBERS OF SECULAR INSTITUTES LAY MISSIONARIES, CATECHISTS MAJOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS MINOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND PUPILS CATHOLIC INSTITUTES FOR HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHARITY WORK CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS DEPENDENT ON THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES OVERALL WORLD PICTURE PONTIFICIAL MISSION SOCIETIES Agenzia Fides Palazzo di Propaganda Fide - 0020 Città del Vaticano - tel. 06 698805 - fax 06 6988007 - E-mail: fides@fides.va

WORLD MISSION DAY CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 207 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) As every year, in view of World Mission Day, which this year celebrates its 9 st anniversary on Sunday, October 22, 207, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all over the world. The tables are taken from the latest edition of the Church s Book of Statistics published (updated to 3 December 205) regarding members of the Church, church structures, healthcare, welfare and education. Please note that variations, increase or decrease, emerging from our own comparison with last year's figures, are marked increase + or decrease in brackets World population To 3 December 205 the world population was 7.248.94.000 with an increase of 88.202.000 units compared with the previous year. Population growth was registered on every continent, including : increases were registered above all in (+ 47.656.000) and (+ 3.252.000), followed by (+ 8.735.000), (+ 430.000) and (+ 29.000). Catholics On the same date Catholics in the world numbered.284.80,000 units with an overall increase of 2.529.000. The increase affects all continents, except. Increases were registered above all in (+7.4.000) and in (+ 4.756.000) followed by (+.583.000) and (+ 23.000). Decrease in (-.344.000). The world percentage of Catholics decreased by 0.05 %, settling at 7.72%. By continent: increases were registered in (+ 0.2) and (+ 0.24), decrease in (- 0.08), and (- 0.2). unvaried. Persons and Catholics per priest This year the number of persons per priest in the world increased by 200 units, average 4,082. The distribution by continent: increase in (+ 42), (+ 68) and (+ 57), decrease in (- 59) and (- 7). The number of Catholics per priest in the world increased by 3 units, average 3.09. There are increases in (+ 40), (+ 37); (+ 4); decrease in (-3) and (-). Ecclesiastical circumscriptions and mission stations The number of ecclesiastical circumscriptions are 8 more than the previous year to 3,006 with new circumscriptions created in (+), (+4), (+), (+2). unvaried. Mission stations with a resident priest number,559 (305 less than in the previous year) and an increase was registered only in (+ 6), while decreases were registered in (- 8), (- 07) (- 2) and (- 2). Mission Stations without a resident priest increased in number by 6.428 units, to 43.000. Increase were registered in (+2.240), (+ 3.344), and (+ 968). The number dropped in (- 9) and (- 05). Bishops The total number of Bishops in the world increased by 67 units, to 5,304. Diocesan Bishops increased in numbers, while Religious Bishops decreased. Diocesan Bishops number 4,063 (7 2

more), while Religious Bishops number,24. The increase in diocesan Bishops is registered in all continents except which remains unvaried; (+ 29); (+ 8), (+ 32), (+ 2). The number of religious Bishops increased only in (+2), while a decrease was registered in (- 2), (- ), (- 3), unvaried. Priests The total number of priests in the world increased by 36 units, to 45.656. The only continents which registered a decrease was again (- 2.502). Increases were registered in (+.33), (+ 47), (+.04) and (+ 82). Diocesan priests increased by 27 units, reaching a total of 28.54 with a decrease only in (-.596) and increases in (+ 836); (+ 436), (+ 499) and (+ 42). The number of Religious priests decreased by 353 units to a total 34.42. Increases were registered as in recent years in (+ 297), (+ 605) and this year also in (+ 40), whereas numbers dropped in (- 389) and (- 906). Permanent Deacons Permanent deacons in the world increased by 689 units to 45.255. The highest increase was registered again in (+656) followed by (+22), (+2) and (+). A slight decrease this year in (- 2). Permanent Diocesan deacons in the world are 44.627, with an overall increase of 673 units. They increased on every continent except in (- 3): (+ 652), (+7), (+5) and (+ 2). Religious permanent deacons number 628, increased by 6 units compared to the previous year, with decreases in (- 5) and (- ), increases in (+), (+4) and (+7). Men and women religious The number of non-religious priests decreased by 330 units to 54.229. Situation: increase in (+ 23) and (+ 772), while a decrease was registered in (- 35), (- 784) and (- 26). Even this year there is an overall decrease in the number of women religious by 2.399 units to 670.330. An increase was registered in (+ 959) and (+ 930), decrease in ( 5.652), (- 8.394) and (- 242). Members of secular institutes, male and female Members of male secular institutes number 697 with an increase of (+43) after a period of global decrease. At a continental level there is an increase in (+ ), (+ 25), (+ 3) and (+4), unvaried. The members of female secular institutes decreased this year, by.339 units to a total of 22.859 members. Increase in (+ 02), (+ 50) and (+ 6) while a decrease was registered in (-.497). unvaried. Lay missionaries and catechists The number of lay missionaries in the world is 35.797 units, with an overall decrease of 6.723 units in particular in (- 3.506), followed by (- 2.837) and (-.7). Increase was registered in (+679) and (+ 58). 3

Catechists in the world decreased by 42.5 units to a total of 3.22.653. An increase was registered in (+ 9.400) and in (+ 340). A decrease was registered in (- 00.874), (- 43.048) and (- 7.933). Major seminarians The number of major seminarians, diocesan and religious decreased this year, they are globally 96 units, reaching a total of 6.843. Increases occured in (+ 479) and in (+272), while even this year a decrease in (- 473), (- 366) and (-8). Major diocesan seminarians number 70.8 (- 83 less than the previous year) and Religious major seminarians 46.725 (+87). Diocesan seminarians increased in (+ 289) and (+0), while decreases are in (- 337), (- 22) and (- 24). Religious Seminarians increased in (+ 90), (+ 62) and (+ 6), decrease in (- 36), and (- 45). Minor seminarians The number of minor seminarians, diocesan and religious increased by.409 units to 04.35. Overall increase on all continents: (+ 94), (+ 273), (+ 9), (+ 90), (+3). Minor diocesan seminarians number 80.098 (+.609) and religious seminarians number 24.253 (-200). The number of diocesan minor seminarians increased on all continents: (+ 784), (+267), (+400), (+ 38), (+20). Religious minor seminarians increased in number in (+ 30) and (+6), while decreases in (- 28), (- 48) and (- 7). Catholic schools and Education In the field of education, the Catholic Church runs 73.489 kindergartens with 7.043.922 pupils; 95.644 primary schools with 33.289.532 pupils; 47.45 secondary schools with 20.05.659 pupils. The Church also cares for 2.535.327 high school pupils, and 2.904.964 university students. Catholic charity and healthcare centres Charity and healthcare centres run in the world by the Church include: 5.39 hospitals, most of them in (.627) and (.295); 6.60 dispensaries, mainly in (5.8); (4.73) and (3.520); 604 Care Homes for people with Leprosy, mainly in (296) and (87); 6.270 Homes for the elderly, or the chronically ill or people with a disability, mainly in (8.348) and (4.086); 9.924 orphanages, mainly in (3.934); 2.376 creches, mainly in (3.247) and (3.435); 4.55 marriage counselling centres, mainly in (5.546) and (5.666); 3.776 social rehabilitation centres and 38.484 other kinds of institutions. Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples The ecclesiastical Circumscriptions dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Cep) are. with an increase of 3 circumscriptions compared to last year in. Most of the ecclesiastical circumscriptions are mainly in (5) and in (480), followed by (74) and (46). 4

STATISTICS Source: Church s Yearly Book of Statistics latest edition elaborated by Fides in brackets variations compared with previous year: increase (+) decrease(-) WORLD POPULATION - CATHOLICS Continent Population Catholics Percentage.44.200.000 (+ 3.252.000) 222.70.000 (+ 7.4.000) 9,42 % (+0,2) 982.228.000 (+ 8.735.000) 625.268.000 (+ 4.756.000) 63,66 % (- 0,08) 4.367.040.000 (+ 47.656.000) 4.42.000 (+.583.000) 3,24 % (=) 76.7.000 (+ 430.000) 285.752.000 (-.344.000) 39,87 % (- 0,2) 38.762.000 (+ 29.000) 0.208.000 (+ 23.000) 26,36 % (+ 0,24) Total 7.248.94.000 (+ 88.202.000).284.80.000 (+2.529.000) 7,72% (- 0,05) PERSONS/CATHOLICS PER PRIEST Continent persons per priest Catholics per priest 25.976 (+42) 5.044 (+40) 7.983 (+ 68) 5.082 (+37) 45.92 (- 59) 2.85 (- 3) 4.00 (+ 57).595 (+ 4) 8.26 (- 7) 2.64 (- ) Totale 4.082 (+ 200) 3.09 (+ 3) ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION MISSION STATIONS Continenti Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions Mission Stations with resident priest Mission Stations without resident priest 538 (+ ) 42 (- 8) 78.896 (+ 2.240).09 (+ 4) 420 (+6) 22.470 (+ 3.344) 538 (+ ) 648 (- 07) 40.897(+ 968) 758 (+ 2) 68 (- 2) 84 (- 9) 8 (=) (- 2) 653 (- 05) Total 3.006 (+ 9).559 (- 305) 43.000 (+ 6.428) 5

BISHOPS Continent Total Bishops Diocesan Bishops Religious Bishops 73 (+ 2) 50 (=) 203 (+ 2).985 (+ 27).434 (+ 29) 55 (- 2) 799 (+ 7) 60 (+ 8) 98 (- ).674 (+ 29).433 (+ 32) 24 (- 3) 33 (+ 2) 85 (+ 2) 48 (=) Total 5.304 (+ 67) 4.063 (+ 7).24 (- 4) PRIESTS Continent Total Diocesan priests Religious priests Priests 44.048 (+.33) 30.538 (+ 836) 3.50 (+ 297) 23.036 (+ 47) 84.649 (+ 436) 38.387 (- 389) 64.74 (+.04) 36.978 (+ 499) 27.736 (+ 605) 79.40 (- 2.502) 26.559 (-.596) 52.58 (- 906) 4.78 (+ 82) 2.790 (+ 42).928 (+ 40) Total 45.656 (- 36) 28.54 (+ 27) 34.42 (- 353) PERMANENT DEACONS Continent Totale Permanent deacons Diocesan Permanent deacons Religious Permanent deacons 450 (- 2) 397 (- 3) 53 (+ ) 29.563 (+ 656) 29.379 (+ 652) 84 (+ 4) 35 (+ 2) 254 (+ 7) 6 (- 5) 4.532 (+ 22) 4.206 (+5) 326 (+ 7) 395 (+ ) 39 (+ 2) 4 (- ) Total 45.255 (+ 689) 44.627 (+ 673) 628 (+ 6) 6

BROTHERS AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS Continent Brothers Women Religious 8.78 (+ 23) 7.567 (+ 959) 5.32 (- 35) 7.953 (- 5.652) 2.693 (+ 772) 7.296 (+ 930) 6.004 (- 784) 247.743 (- 8.394).430 (- 26) 7.77 (- 242) Total 54.229 (- 330) 670.330 (- 2.399) MEMBERS OF SECULAR INSTITUTES Continent Members of secular institutes Male Members of secular institutes Female 92 (+ ).02 (+ 02) 25 (+ 25) 5.449 (+ 50) 5 (+ 3).892 (+ 6) 302 (+ 4) 4.466 (-.497) (=) 40 (=) Total 697 (+ 43) 22.859 (-.339) LAY MISSIONARIES AND CATECHISTS Continent Lay missionaries Catechists 7.94 (+ 679) 405.204 (- 00.874) 30.384 (- 3.506).776.54 (- 43.048) 30.798 (-.7) 386.5 (+ 9.400).53 (- 2.837) 540.040 (- 7.933) 88 (+ 58) 4.744 (+ 340) Total 35.797 (- 6. 723) 3.22.653 (- 42.5) 7

MAJOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Major Seminarians Diocesan Major seminarians Religious Major seminarians 29.007 (+ 479) 9.462 (+ 289) 9.545 (+ 90) 33.52 (- 473) 22.560 (- 337) 0.952 (- 36) 34.74 (+ 272) 6.068 (+ 0) 8.673 (+ 62) 8.579 (- 366).428 (- 22) 7.5 (- 45).004 (- 8) 600 (- 24) 404 (+ 6) Total 6.843 (- 96) 70.8 (- 83) 46.725 (+ 87) MINOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Minor seminarians Diocesan Minor seminarians Religious Minor seminarians 54.253 (+ 94) 47.377 (+784) 6.876 (+ 30) 4.28 (+ 273) 0.363 (+ 267) 3.98 (+ 6) 25.765 (+ 9) 6.333 (+ 400) 9.432 (- 28) 9.837 (+ 90) 5.864 (+ 38) 3.973 (- 48) 25 (+ 3) 6 (+ 20) 54 (- 7) Total 04.35 (+.409) 80.098 (+.609) 24.253 (- 200) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION INFANT schools INFANT pupils PRIMARY schools PRIMARY pupils SECONDARY schools SECONDARY pupils High school pupils UNIVERSIT pupils 8.670.652.75 39.055 7.594.307 4.66 5.498.749 03.424.09 5.762.45.734 20.87 6.282.640.78 4.234.476 837.0.906.729 3.936.965.22 5.925 5.677.354.98 6.078.539.289.477 455.623 23.758.945.59 5.92 2.984.655 9.639 3.760.72 292.48 400.349.363 64.634 3.872 750.576 694 443.723 2.844 3.54 Total 73.489 7.043.922 95.644 33.289.532 47.45 20.05.659 2.535.327 2.904.964 HOSPITALS/CLINICS, CHARITY WORK, WELFARE Continent Hospital Dispensar. Leprosy centres Homes for the elderly, chronically ill. disabled Orphanages Nursery schools Mariage Counsel. centres Catholic schools Other institutes.295 5.8 87 669.9 3.3 2.27 230 2.09.627 4.73 48 4.086 2.476 3.435 5.546.573 6.22.84 3.520 296 2.725 3.934 3.247 943 79 4.093.040 2.624 72 8.348 2.20 2.43 5.666.48 5.83 245 554 442 22 32 269 06 329 Total 5.39 6.60 604 6.270 9.924 2.376 4.55 3.776 38.484 8

ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS DEPENDENT ON THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples is at the service of the Holy Father the Pope as the central body for promoting, directing and co-ordinating the activity of evangelisation of peoples and missionary cooperation throughout the world (cfr, Ad gentes, 29; Pastor bonus, 85), The Church down through the centuries, in obedience to the command received from Christ, has always proclaimed the Gospel to all peoples. In order to fulfil her missionary duty, in the face of growing demand for evangelisation in the 6 th century, the Church set up special structures. In 622 Pope Gregory XV instituted the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide, with the task of preaching and proclaiming the Gospel and Catholic doctrine in all missions, giving the Congregation decision making powers to guarantee rapidity and effectiveness. In 627 Pope Urban VIII founded the Urban College of Propaganda Fide for the formation of secular clergy for the mission and the Tipografia Poliglotta (Printing Press) to print documents and books in many different languages. With the apostolic Constitution Pastor bonus, Pope John Paul II confirmed the general principle of jurisdiction laid down by the Second Vatican Council (cfr. Ad gentes, 29), which states: The Congregation has the task of directing and co-ordinating activity for the evangelisation of peoples and for missionary cooperation (85). The main duties of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples include: ensure fair distribution of missionaries; formation for local secular clergy and catechists; involve Religious Institutes, Mission Societies, and local Churches in the task of evangelising mission territories. The CEP is responsible for a total number of. Ecclesiatical Circumscriptions (to 22 September 206) Continent AD D AT VA PA M AA OM TOTALE 92 392-2 2-3 5 7 2-43 2 - - 74 76 342 7 34 3 5 2 480 3 - - 2-46 TOTAL 86 786 8 38 8 5 6. KEY: Archdiocese (AD), Diocese (D), Territorial Abbacy (AT), Apostolic Vicariate (VA), Apostolic Prefecture (PA), Apostolic administration (AA), Mission sui juris (M), Military Ordinariate (OM). 9

Catholics in the World 4.42.000; % 285.752.000; 22% 0.208.000; % 222.70.000; 7% 625.268.000; 49% Persons per priest 8.26 4.00 45.92 7.983 25.976 0 5.000 0.000 5.000 20.000 25.000 30.000 35.000 40.000 45.000 50.000

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions 8 538 758 538.09 Catholic Bishops 2500 2000.985.674 500 000 73 799 500 33 0

Priest in the world 80.000 79.40 60.000 40.000 23.036 20.000 00.000 80.000 60.000 40.000 44.048 64.74 20.000 4.78 0 Religious in the world 68.585 70.000 60.000 53.708 50.000 40.000 30.000 20.000 0.000 22.29 40.429 3.358 0

Women religious 247.743 250.000 200.000 7.953 7.296 50.000 00.000 7.567 50.000 7.77 0 Lay missionaries and catechists 2.500.000 2.077.538 2.000.000.500.000.000.000 500.000 43.8 47.309 55.553 4.932 0

Seminarians in the world 28.46.29 83.260 60.506 47.793 Catholic schools 5.929 49.38 7.89 4.059 48.35

Catholic charity and healthcare centres 2.200 6.030 39.36 20.66 39.734

PONTIFICIAL MISSION SOCIETIES Founded in the Churches of ancient Christian tradition to support the work of missionaries among non-christian peoples, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PPOOMM) have become an institution of the universal Church and of every particular Church. According to the Vatican Council, they must be given a central place in missionary cooperation. The PPOMMM are a single institution that includes four distinct branches. In common they have the main purpose of promoting the missionary and universal spirit within the People of God by disseminating information on missions, promotion of missionary vocations, collecting and distributing subsidies to missionaries, their works, and young Churches, encouraging communion with other Churches for the exchange of goods, aid, and staff. Among the characteristics that distinguish the PPOOMM from other organizations of missionary cooperation, is first and foremost their universality as they are the Pope's Societies and depend on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. At the same time, they are also the Bishops' Societies, expressing their universality in missionary animation and formation addressed to all Churches and to all members of the People of God, in the aid offered equally to all Churches in mission territories. Their primary purpose is evangelization, fundamental duty of the Church, without neglecting the concrete participation to integral human promotion. The PPOOMM are organized at a supranational level (the Supreme Committee presided by the Prefect Cardinal; a Superior Council presided by the Archbishop President; a Secretary General for each Society), national (National Director appointed by the Prefect Cardinal assisted by a National Council) and diocesan (Diocesan Director appointed by the Bishop). The Four Pontifical Mission Societies are: Propagation of the Faith (PSPF) Founded in Lyon in 822 by Pauline Jaricot, has the task of promoting missionary cooperation in all Christian communities. For this purpose, together with the collection of aids, it takes cares of missionary vocations, education to missionary spirit, especially in the missionary month of October, and organizes World Mission Day. St. Peter the Apostle (POSPA) Founded in Caen by Ladies Bigard in 889, this Society is dedicated to supporting the formation of the local clergy in Mission Churches, as well as collaborating to the preparation ofcandidates to priesthood and religious life candidates to priesthood and religious life candidates to priesthood and religious life. Holy Childhood or Missionary Childhood (MCA) Founded in 843 by Msgr. De Forbin Janson, Bishop of Nancy, to educate children to the missionary spirit, focusing on the needs of their peers in mission countries, with the offer of prayers and material aid. Pontifical Mission Union (PMU) Founded in Italy in 96 by Blessed Father Paolo Manna. The PMU wants to promote missionary awareness among seminarians, priests and animate all the animators of the People of God for the mission, spreading and promoting the other three PMS.

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