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Agenzia FIDES 18 October 2015 Special Feature for Mission Sunday 2015 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 Agenzia Fides Palazzo di Propaganda Fide - 00120 Città del Vaticano - tel. 06 69880115 - fax 06 69880107 - E-mail: fides@fides.va

VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2015 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) As every year, in view of World Mission Day, this year celebrated on Sunday, October 18, 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 31 December 2013) 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 31 December 2013 the world population was 7.093.798.000 with an increase of 70.421.000 units compared with the previous year. Population growth was registered on every continent above all in Asia (+ 27.776.000) and Africa (+ 23.808.000) followed by America (+ 17.865.000); Europe (+ 289.000) and Oceania (+ 683.000). Catholics On the same date Catholics in the world numbered 1.253.926,000 units with an overall increase of 25.305.000 more than the previous year. The increase affects all continents especially America (+ 15.051.000) and Africa (+7.637.000) followed by Asia (+ 2.161.000); Europe (+ 285.000) and Oceania (+ 171.000). The world percentage of Catholics increased by 0.09 %, settling at 17.68%. By continent: increases were registered in Africa (+ 0.29), America (+ 0.38), Asia (+ 0.03), Europe (+ 0.03). A slight decrease was shown in Oceania (- 0.01). Persons and Catholics per priest This year the number of persons per priest in the world increased by 180 units, average 13.752. The distribution by continent: increase in America (+ 132); Europe (+ 49) and Oceania (+ 147); decrease in Africa (- 506); Asia (- 360). The number of Catholics per priest in the world increased by 54 units, average 3.019. There are increases in America (+ 115); Europe (+ 21) and Oceania (+ 38); decrease in Asia (-17) and Africa (-17). Ecclesiastical circumscriptions and mission stations The number of ecclesiastical circumscriptions are 8 more than the previous year to 2.989 with new circumscriptions created in: Africa (+2), America (+1), Asia (+1), Europe (+3) and Oceania (+1). Mission stations with a resident priest number 1.871 (24 more than in the previous year) and increases registered in Africa (+26), Asia (+58) and Oceania (+2). Decreases in America (- 49) and Europe (-13). Mission Stations without a resident priest increased in number by 3.074 units, to 133.869. Compared to the previous year, increase is registered in Africa (+1.569), America (+802), Asia (+584) and Oceania (+ 121). The number dropped only in Europe (- 2). Bishops The total number of Bishops in the world increased by 40 units, to 5.173. Contrary to previous years where Diocesan Bishops increased in numbers, while Religious Bishops decreased, this year they both increased. Diocesan Bishops number 3.945 (28 more than in the previous year), whilw Religious Bishops number 1.228 (12 more). The increase in diocesan Bishops is 2

registered in all continents except Oceania (-5): in America (+ 16); Asia (+ 8), Africa (+3) and Europe (+ 6). The number of religious Bishops increased on every continent: Africa (+2), America (+1), Asia (+6), Europe (+3), while Oceania unvaried. Priests The total number of priests in the world increased by 1.035 units, to 415.348. The only continents which registered a decrease was again Europe (- 2.283) and a slight decrease in Oceania (- 3), whereas figures grew in Africa (+ 1.693), America (+ 188) and Asia (+1.440). Diocesan priests increased by 917 units, reaching a total of 280.532 with increases in Africa (+ 1.186); America (+ 539) and Asia (+ 900) and Oceania (+19). A drop in Europe (- 1.673) The number of Religious priests increased by 64 units to a total 134,816. Increases were registered as in recent years in Africa (+ 507) and Asia (+ 540), whereas numbers dropped in America (- 351), Europe (- 610) and Oceania (- 22). Permanent Deacons Permanent deacons in the world increased by 1,091 units to 43.195. The highest increase was registered again in America (+ 684) and in Europe (+ 373) and an increase in Africa (+ 8), Asia (+8) and Oceania (+18). Permanent Diocesan deacons in the world are 42.650, with an overall increase of 1.084 units. They increased on every continent: Africa (+5), America (+ 660), Asia (+23), Europe (+ 381) and Oceania (+ 15). Religious permanent deacons number 545, increased by 7 units compared to the previous year, with increases on every continent: Africa (+3), America (+ 24) and Oceania (+3) and a decrease in Asia (-15) and Europe (- 8). Men and women religious The number of non-religious priests decreased by 61 units to 55.253. Situation: increase in America (+ 45), Asia (+ 167) and Oceania (+ 78), decrease was registered in Africa (-218) and Europe (-133). Even this year there is an overall decrease in the number of women religious by 8.954 units to 693.575. An increase was registered in Africa (+ 1.293) and Asia (+ 172), decrease in America ( 4.548), Europe (- 5.662) and Oceania (- 209). Members of secular institutes, male and female Members of male secular institutes number 712 with an overall decrease of 59 units. At a continental level there is an increase only in Africa (+ 2) while a decrease was registered in America (- 15), Asia (- 8), Europe (-38), Oceania unvaried. The members of female secular institutes decreased this year, by 747 units to a total of 23.955 members. Increase in Africa (+ 66) and Asia (+ 3) while a decrease was registered in America (-270), Europe (- 545) and Oceania (- 1). Lay missionaries and catechists The number of lay missionaries in the world is 367.679 units, with an overall increase of 5.191 units. Numbers increase on every continent: Africa (+31), America (+ 3.083), Asia (+ 900) and Europe (+ 1.088). A slight decrease was registered in Oceania (- 1). Catechists in the world decreased by 13.075 units to a total of 3.157.568. A significant increase was registered in Africa (+ 9.414) and Asia (+ 4.529), but numbers dropped in: America (- 24.091), Europe (- 1.072) and Oceania (- 1.225). 3

Major seminarians The number of major seminarians, diocesan and religious decreased this year, they are globally 1.800 units, reaching a total of 118.251. Increases occured only in Africa (+ 164), while even this year a decrease in America (- 1.180), Asia (- 372), Europe (-354) and Oceania (-58). Major diocesan seminarians number 71.537 (- 452 less than the previous year) and Religious major seminarians 46.714 (- 1.348). Diocesan seminarians increased in Africa (+ 238) and Asia (+10), while decreases are in America (- 507), Europe (-154) and Oceania (- 39). Religious Seminarians decreased on every continent: in Africa (- 74), America (- 673), Asia (+382), Europe (- 200) and Oceania (- 19). Minor seminarians The number of minor seminarians, diocesan and religious decreased by 775 units to 101.928. Overall increase in America (+42), Asia (+407) and Oceania (+9), decreased in Africa (- 233) and Europe (- 1.000). Minor diocesan seminarians number 78.556 (- 1.398), whereas religious seminarians number 23.372 (+623). The number of diocesan minor seminarians has decreased on every continent except Asia (+527): Africa (- 933), America (- 164), Europe (- 764), Oceania (- 4). Religious minor seminarians increased in number in Africa (+ 760), America (+ 206) and Oceania (+13) and decreased in Asia (- 120) and Europe (- 236). Catholic and Education In the field of education, the Catholic Church runs 73.263 kindergartens with 6.963.669 ; 96.822 primary with 32.254.204 ; 45.699 secondary with 19.407.417. The Church also cares for 2.309.797 high school, and 2.727.940 university students. Catholic charity and healthcare centres Charity and healthcare centres run in the world by the Church include: 5.034 hospitals, most of them in America (1.495) and Africa (1.167); 16.627 dispensaries, mainly in Africa (5.252); America (4.751) and Asia (3.558); 611 Care Homes for people with Leprosy, mainly in Asia (328) and Africa (201); 15.518 Homes for the elderly, or the chronically ill or people with a disability, mainly in Europe (8.158) and America (3.679); 9.770 orphanages, mainly in Asia (3.944); 12.082 creches, mainly in Asia (3.498) and America (3.412); 14.391 marriage counselling centres, mainly in America (5.747) and Europe (5.715); 3.896 social rehabilitation centres and 38.256 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) to 13 October 2015 are 1.111 with an increase of 2 circumscription (in Asia) compared to the previous year. Most of the ecclesiastical circumscriptions are mainly in Africa (507) and in Asia (478). Followed by America (80) and Oceania (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 Africa 1.089.948.000 (+ 23.808.000) 206.224.000 (+ 7.637.000) 18,92 % (+0,29) America 964.836.000 (+ 17.865.000) 613.870.000 (+ 15.051.000) 63,62 % (+ 0,38) Asia 4.282.035.000 (+ 27.776.000) 136.802.000 (+ 2.161.000) 3,19 % (+ 0,03) Europe 718.995.000 (+ 289.000) 287.153.000 (+ 285.000) 39,94 % (- 0,03) Oceania 37.984.000 (+ 683.000) 9.877.000 (+ 171.000) 26,03 % (+ 0,01) Total 7.093.798.000 (+ 70.421.000) 1.253.926.000 (+25.305.000) 17,68% (+ 0,19) PERSONS/CATHOLICS PER PRIEST Continent persons per priest Catholics per priest Africa 26.059 (- 506) 4.931 (- 17) America 7.836 (+ 132) 4.986 (+ 115) Asia 47.171 (- 360) 2.225 (- 17) Europe 3.903 (+ 49) 1.559 (+ 21) Oceania 8.044 (+ 147) 2.092 (+ 38) Totale 13.752 (+ 180) 3.019 (+ 54) ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION MISSION STATIONS Continenti Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions Mission Stations with resident priest Mission Stations without resident priest Africa 536 (+ 2) 554 (+ 26) 75.505 (+ 1.569) America 1.084 (+ 1) 449 (- 49) 16.235 (+802) Asia 534 (+ 1) 763 (+ 58) 41.381 (+ 584) Europe 754 (+3) 68 (- 13) 105 (- 2) Oceania 81 (+1) 37 (+ 2) 643 (+121) Total 2.989 (+ 8) 1.871 (+ 24) 133.869 (+ 3.074) 5

BISHOPS Continent Total Bishops Diocesan Bishops Religious Bishops Africa 705 (+ 5) 509 (+ 3) 196 (+ 2) America 1.936 (+ 17) 1.385 (+ 16) 551 (+ 1) Asia 780 (+ 14) 584 (+ 8) 196 (+ 6) Europe 1.621 (+ 9) 1.383 (+ 6) 238 (+ 3) Oceania 131 (- 5) 84 (- 5) 47 (=) Total 5.173 (+ 40) 3.945 (+ 28) 1.228 (+ 12) PRIESTS Continent Total Diocesan priests Religious priests Priests Africa 41.826 (+ 1.693) 28.679 (+ 1.186) 13.147 (+ 507) America 123.112 (+ 188) 83.403 (+ 539) 39.709 (- 351) Asia 61.482 (+ 1.440) 35.631 (+ 900) 25.851 (+ 540) Europe 184.206 (- 2.283) 130.069 (- 1.673) 54.137 (- 610) Oceania 4.722 (- 3) 2.750 (+ 19) 1.972 (- 22) Total 415.348 (+ 1.035) 280.532 (+ 971) 134.816 (+ 64) PERMANENT DEACONS Continent Totale Permanent deacons Diocesan Permanent deacons Religious Permanent deacons Africa 427 (+ 8) 392 (+ 5) 35 (+ 3) America 27.942 (+ 684) 27.756 (+ 660) 186 (+ 24) Asia 238 (+ 8) 201 (+ 23) 37 (- 15) Europe 14.199 (+ 373) 13.916 (+ 381) 283 (- 8) Oceania 389 (+ 18) 385 (+ 15) 4 (+ 3) Total 43.195 (+ 1.091) 42.650 (+ 1.084) 545 (+ 7) 6

BROTHERS AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS Continent Brothers Women Religious Africa 8.427 (- 218) 69.883 (+ 1.293) America 15.998 (+ 45) 181.847 (- 4.548) Asia 11.855 (+ 167) 169.762 (+ 172) Europe 17.441 (+ 133) 263.870 (- 5.662) Oceania 1.532 (+ 78) 8.213 (- 209) Total 55.253 (- 61) 693.575 (- 8.954) MEMBERS OF SECULAR INSTITUTES Continent Members of secular institutes Male Members of secular institutes Female Africa 79 (+ 2) 917 (+ 66) America 239 (- 15) 5.705 (+ 270) Asia 64 (- 8) 1.842 (+ 3) Europe 329 (- 38) 15.448 (- 545) Oceania 1 (=) 43 (- 1) Total 712 (- 59) 23.955 (- 747) LAY MISSIONARIES AND CATECHISTS Continent Lay missionaries Catechists Africa 7.226 (+ 31) 402.994 (+ 9.414) America 320.486 (+ 3.083) 1.822.016 (- 24.091) Asia 32.334 (+ 990) 370.249 (+ 4.529) Europe 7.544 (+ 1.088) 548.176 (- 1.702) Oceania 89 (- 1) 14.133 (- 1.225) Total 367.679 (+ 5.191) 3.157.568 (- 13.075) 7

MAJOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Major Seminarians Diocesan Major seminarians Religious Major seminarians Africa 27.892 (+ 164) 18.951 (+ 238) 8.941 (- 74) America 35.841 (- 1.180) 23.491 (- 507) 11.170 (- 673) Asia 35.104 (- 372) 16.331 (+ 10) 18.773 (- 382) Europe 19.574 (- 354) 12.120 (- 154) 7.454 (- 200) Oceania 1.020 (- 58) 644 (- 39) 376 (- 19) Total 118.251 (- 1.800) 71.537 (- 452) 46.714 (- 1.348) MINOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Minor seminarians Diocesan Minor seminarians Religious Minor seminarians Africa 52.852 (- 233) 46.302 (- 993) 6.550 (+ 760) America 14.007 (+ 42) 10.143 (+ 164) 3.864 (+ 206) Asia 25.472 (+ 407) 16.601 (+ 527) 8.871 (- 120) Europe 9.353 (- 1.000) 5.332 (- 764) 4.021 (- 236) Oceania 244 (+ 9) 178 (- 4) 66 (+ 13) Total 101.928 (- 775) 78.556 (- 1.398) 23.372 (+ 623) SCUOLE ED ALUNNI INFANT INFANT PRIMARY PRIMARY SECONDARY SECONDARY High school UNIVERSIT Africa 15.950 1.525.589 37.942 16.110.244 12.756 5.428.610 94.976 132.990 America 16.799 1.480.202 22.439 6.587.979 11.766 4.239.329 711.678 1.859.633 Asia 14.331 1.959.869 16.207 5.868.443 10.710 5.634.415 1.212.661 418.977 Europe 24.906 1.953.859 16.354 2.960.238 9.797 3.683.994 279.104 288.826 Oceania 1.277 44.150 3.880 727.300 670 421.069 11.378 27.514 Total 73.263 6.963.669 96.822 32.254.204 45.699 19.407.417 2.309.797 2.727.940 HOSPITALS/CLINICS, CHARITY WORK, WELFARE Continent Hospital Dispensar. Leprosy centres Homes for the elderly, chronically ill. disabled Orphanages Nursery Mariage Counsel. centres Catholic Other institutes Africa 1.167 5.252 201 630 1.292 2.641 1.774 264 2.339 America 1.495 4.751 59 3.679 2.219 3.412 5.747 1.763 15.474 Asia 1.134 3.558 328 2.530 3.944 3.498 892 666 5.207 Europe 1.032 2.530 22 8.158 2.200 2.408 5.715 1.103 15.040 Oceania 206 536 1 521 115 123 263 100 196 Total 5.034 16.627 611 15.518 9.770 12.082 14.391 3.896 38.256 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 16 th century, the Church set up special structures. In 1622 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 1627 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 1.111 Ecclesiatical Circumscriptions (to 13 October 2015) Continent AD D AT VA PA M AA OM TOTALE Africa 92 387-22 2 1-3 507 America 7 27-43 1 2 - - 80 Asia 76 340 1 17 34 3 5 2 478 Oceania 11 31 - - 1 2-1 46 TOTAL 186 785 1 82 38 8 5 6 1111 KEY: Archdiocese (AD), Diocese (D), Territorial Abbacy (AT), Apostolic Vicariate (VA), Apostolic Prefecture (PA), Apostolic administration (AA), Mission sui juris (M), Military Ordinariate (OM). Special Feature prepared by S.L. - Agenzia Fides 17/10/2015 9

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