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Agenzia FIDES 2 October 208 Special Feature for 92nd Mission Sunday - 2 October 208 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 - 0020 Città del Vaticano - tel. 06 698805 - fax 06 6988007 - E-mail: fides@fides.va

WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 208 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) As every year, in view of World Mission Day, which this year celebrates its 92 nd anniversary on Sunday, October 2, 208, 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 206) 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 206 the world population was 7.352.289.000 with an increase of 03.348.000 units compared with the previous year. Population growth was registered on every continent, including : increases were registered above all in (+ 49.767.000) and (+ 42.898.000), followed by (+ 8.59.000), (+.307.000) and (+ 857.000). Catholics On the same date Catholics in the world numbered.299.059.000 units with an overall increase of 4.249.000. The increase affects all continents, except for the third consecutive year (- 240.000). Increases were registered above all in (+6.265.000) and in (+ 6.023.000) followed by (+.956.000) and (+ 254.000). The world percentage of Catholics decreased by 0.05 %, settling at 7.67%. By continent: increases were registered in (+ 0.06), (+ 0,0) and (+ 0.02), decrease in (- 0.8) and (- 0,). Persons and Catholics per priest This year the number of persons per priest in the world increased by 254 units, average 4,336. The distribution by continent: increase in (+ 27), (+ 08), (+ 66) and (+ 8). The only decrease in (- 264). The number of Catholics per priest in the world increased by 39 units, average 3.30. There are increases in (+ 7), (+ 74); (+ 22), (+ 52). unvaried (-3). Ecclesiastical circumscriptions and mission stations The number of ecclesiastical circumscriptions are 0 more than the previous year to 3,06 with new circumscriptions created in (+3), (+3), (+3), (+). unvaried. Mission stations with a resident priest number 2,40 (58 more than in the previous year). Decrease was registered only in (- 63), while and an increase was registered in (+ 98), (+ 5) (+ 364) and (+ 3). Mission Stations without a resident priest decreased in number by 53 units, to 42.487. Increase were registered in (+ 35), (+ 456), and (+ 9). The number dropped in (- 35) and (-.60). Bishops The total number of Bishops in the world increased by 49 units, to 5,353. Diocesan Bishops and Religious Bishops increased in numbers. Diocesan Bishops number 4,063 (27 more), while Religious Bishops number,263 (22 more). 2

The increase in diocesan Bishops is registered in (+ 20); (+ 9), (+ 3), while a decrease was registered in (- 2) and (- 3). The number of religious Bishops increased in all continents except (- 7): (+ 5), (+ 4), (+ 8), (+ 2). Priests The total number of priests in the world decreased even this year, to 44.969 (- 687). The only continents which registered a major decrease was again (- 2.583). There was also a decrease in (-589). Increases were registered in (+.8) and (+.304) unvaried. Diocesan priests increased by 37 units, reaching a total of 28.83 with a decrease only in (-.6) and increases in (+ 983); (+ 80), (+ 744) and (+ 2). The number of Religious priests decreased by.004 units to a total 33.38. Increases were registered as in recent years in (+ 98) and in (+ 560), whereas numbers dropped in (- 769), (- 972), (- 2) Permanent Deacons Permanent deacons in the world increased by.057 units to 46.32. The highest increase was registered again in (+842) followed by (+45), (+45), (+22) and (+3). Permanent Diocesan deacons in the world are 45.609, with an overall increase of 982 units. They increased on every continent except in (- 38): (+ 36), (+ 807), (+30) and (+ 47). Religious permanent deacons number 703, increased by 75 units compared to the previous year, with decreases in (- 4) and (- 2), increases in (+4), (+35) and (+5). Men and women religious The number of non-religious priests decreased for the fourth consecutive year by.604 units to 52.625. Situation: a decrease was registered in all continents: in (-50), (-503), (-373), (-64) and (-64). Even this year there is an overall decrease in the number of women religious by 0.885 units to 659.445. An increase was registered in (+ 943) and (+ 533), decrease in (- 3.775), (-8.370) and (-26). Members of secular institutes, male and female Members of male secular institutes number 68 with a decrease of (-79) after an increase compared to the previous year. At a continental level there is an increase in (+2) and (+ 4), while a decrease in (- 77), and (-8), unvaried also this year. The members of female secular institutes decreased this year, by 459 units to a total of 22.400 members. Increase only in (+ 3), while a decrease was registered in (-33), (-35) (- 502) and (-2). Lay missionaries and catechists The number of lay missionaries in the world is 354.743 units, with an overall increase of 2.946 units in particular in (+ 4.728) and (+759). Decrease was registered in (-.569), (-92) and (- 55). 3

Catechists in the world decreased by 36.364 units to a total of 3.086.289. An increase was registered in only in (+ 0.669). A decrease was registered in (- 20.407), (- 2.896), (- 3.47) and (- 33). Major seminarians The number of major seminarians, diocesan and religious decreased this year, they are globally 683 units, reaching a total of 6.60. Increases occured in (+.455) and in (+9), while even this year a decrease in (-.23), (-964) and (-60). Major diocesan seminarians number 7.7 (+999 more than the previous year) and Religious major seminarians 45.043 (-.682). Diocesan seminarians increased in (+.059), (+6) and (+30). Decreases are in (-38) and (-5). Religious Seminarians increased only in (+396), while decreased in (-.39), (-30), (-583) and (-55). Minor seminarians The number of minor seminarians, diocesan and religious this year decreased by 2.735 units to 0.66. Overall decrease on all continents: (-69), (-.299), (-87), (-58), (-5). Minor diocesan seminarians number 78.369 (-.729) and religious seminarians number 23.247 (-.006). The number of diocesan minor seminarians increased in (+ 236) and (+7). Decrease in (-684), (-988), (-300), Religious minor seminarians increased in number only in (+207), while decreases in (-305), (-65), (-28) and (-2). Catholic schools and Education In the field of education, the Catholic Church runs 72.826 kindergartens with 7.33.370 pupils; 96.573 primary schools with 35.25.24 pupils; 47.862 secondary schools with 9.956.347 pupils. The Church also cares for 2.509.457 high school pupils, and 3.049.548 university students. Catholic charity and healthcare centres Charity and healthcare centres run in the world by the Church include: 5.287 hospitals, most of them in (.530) and (.32); 5.937 dispensaries, mainly in (5.77); (4.430) and (3.300); 60 Care Homes for people with Leprosy, mainly in (352) and (92); 5.722 Homes for the elderly, or the chronically ill or people with a disability, mainly in (8.27) and (3.763); 9.552 orphanages, mainly in (3.660);.758 creches, mainly in (3.295) and (3.9); 3.897 marriage counselling centres, mainly in (5.664) and (4.984); 3.506 social rehabilitation centres and 35.746 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.4 with an increase of 3 circumscriptions compared to last year. Most of the ecclesiastical circumscriptions are mainly in (5) and in (482), followed by (75) 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.87.098.000 (+ 42.898.000) 228.435.000 (+ 6.265.000) 9,24 % (-0,8) 990.747.000 (+ 8.59.000) 63.29.000 (+ 6.023.000) 63,72 % (+ 0,06) 4.46.807.000 (+ 49.767.000) 43.368.000 (+.956.000) 3,25 % (+0,0) 78.08.000 (+.307.000) 285.52.000 (- 240.000) 39,76 % (- 0,) 39.69.000 (+ 857.000) 0.453.000 (+ 245.000) 26,38 % (+ 0,02) Total 7.352.289.000 (+03.348.000).299.059.000 (+4.249.000) 7,67% (- 0,05) PERSONS/CATHOLICS PER PRIEST Continent persons per priest Catholics per priest 26.247 (+27) 5.05 (+7) 8.09 (+ 08) 5.56 (+74) 45.648 (- 264) 2.72 (- 3) 4.067 (+ 66).67 (+22) 8.397 (+ 8) 2.26 (+52) Totale 4.336 (+ 254) 3.30 (+39) ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION MISSION STATIONS Continenti Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions Mission Stations with resident priest Mission Stations without resident priest 54 (+ 3) 349 (- 63) 79.03 (+ 35).094 (+ 3) 58 (+ 98) 22.435 (- 35) 54 (+ 3) 799 (+ 5) 39.737 (-.60) 759 (+ ) 432 (+ 364) 540 (+ 456) 8 (=) 42 (+ 3) 744 (+ 9) Total 3.06 (+ 0) 2.40 (+ 58) 42.487 (- 53) BISHOPS Continent Total Bishops Diocesan Bishops Religious Bishops 76 (+ 3) 508 (- 2) 208 (+ 5) 2.09 (+ 34).454 (+ 20) 565 (+4) 80 (+ 2) 60 (+ 9) 9 (- 7).685 (+ ).436 (+ 3) 249 (+ 8) 32 (- ) 82 (- 3) 50 (+ 2) Total 5.353 (+ 49) 4.090 (+ 27).263 (+ 22) 5

PRIESTS Continent Total Diocesan priests Religious priests Priests 45.229 (+.8) 3.52 (+ 983) 3.708 (+ 98) 22.447 (- 589) 84.829 (+ 80) 37.68 (- 769) 66.08 (+.304) 37.722 (+ 744) 28.296 (+ 560) 76.557 (- 2.583) 24.948 (-.6) 5.609 (- 972) 4.78 (=) 2.8 (+ 2).907 (- 2) Total 44.969 (- 687) 28.83 (+ 37) 33.38 (-.004) PERMANENT DEACONS Continent Totale Permanent deacons Diocesan Permanent deacons Religious Permanent deacons 472 (+ 22) 433 (+ 36) 39 (- 4) 30.405 (+ 842) 30.86 (+ 807) 29 (+ 35) 38 (+ 3) 26 (- 38) 02 (+ 4) 4.677 (+ 45) 4.336 (+ 30) 34(+ 5) 440 (+ 45) 438 (+ 47) 2 (- 2) Total 46.32 (+.057) 45.609 (+ 982) 703 (+ 75) BROTHERS AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS Continent Brothers Women Religious 8.73 (- 50) 72.50 (+ 943) 4.88 (- 503) 68.78 (- 3.775) 2.320 (- 373) 7.829 (+ 533) 5.390 (- 64) 239.373(- 8.370).366 (- 64) 7.555 (- 26) Total 52.625 (-.604) 659.445 (- 0.885) MEMBERS OF SECULAR INSTITUTES Continent Members of secular institutes Male Members of secular institutes Female 94 (+ 2).25 (+ 3) 74 (- 77) 5.46 (- 33) 55 (+ 4).857 (- 35) 294 (- 8) 3.964 (- 502) (=) 38 (- 2) Total 68 (- 79) 22.400 (- 459) 6

LAY MISSIONARIES AND CATECHISTS Continent Lay missionaries Catechists 8.673 (+ 759) 45.873 (+ 0.669) 306.2 (+ 4.728).755.747 (- 20.407) 29.233 (-.565) 373.65 (- 2.896) 0.592 (- 92) 526.623 (- 3.47) 33 (- 55) 4.43 (- 33) Total 354.743 (+ 2.946) 3.086.289 (- 36.364) MAJOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Major Seminarians Diocesan Major seminarians Religious Major seminarians 30.462 (+.455) 20.52 (+.059) 9.94 (+ 396) 32.389 (-.23) 22.576 (+ 6) 9.83 (-.39) 34.750 (+ 9) 6.378 (+ 30) 8.372 (- 30) 7.65 (- 964).047 (- 38) 6.568 (- 583) 944 (- 60) 595 (- 5) 349 (- 55) Total 6.60 (- 683) 7.7 (+ 999) 45.043 (-.682) MINOR SEMINARIANS DIOCESAN AND RELIGIOUS Continent Total Minor seminarians Diocesan Minor seminarians Religious Minor seminarians 54.84 (- 69) 47.63 (+236) 6.57 (- 305) 2.982 (-.299) 9.679 (- 684) 3.303 (- 65) 24.984 (- 87) 5.345 (- 988) 9.639 (+ 207) 9.256 (- 58) 5.564 (- 300) 3.692 (- 28) 20 (- 5) 68 (+ 7) 42 (- 2) Total 0.66 (- 2.735) 78.369 (-.729) 23.247 (-.006) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND PUPILS INFANT schools INFANT pupils PRIMARY schools PRIMARY pupils SECONDARY schools SECONDARY pupils High school pupils UNIVERSIT pupils 9.806 2.94.900 39.893 9.74.44 4.86 5.9.675 0.729 6.39 5.67.379.28 20.84 6.285.603.554 3.979.437 73.778.827.04 3.673.84.27 5.956 5.967.560 0.857 6.05.57.338.774 453.58 22.389.835.096 5.569 2.948.487 9.926 3.590.479 333.552 67.559.34 62.975 4.34 749.060 709 459.599 2.624 34.976 Total 72.826 7.33.370 96.573 35.25.24 47.862 9.956.347 2.509.457 3.049.548 7

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.32 5.77 92 665.30 2.794 2.2 267.863.530 4.430 55 3.763 2.449 3.9 4.984.588 4.267.54 3.300 352 2.686 3.600 3.295 875 484 3.823.020 2.46 0 8.27 2.83 2.342 5.664.093 5.577 262 569 48 30 36 262 74 26 Total 5.287 5.937 60 5.722 9.552.758 3.897 3.506 35.746 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.4 Ecclesiatical Circumscriptions (to 23 September 208) Continent AD D TA AV AP M TP AA MO TOTAL 92 393-20 2-3 5 7 23-4 2 - - 75 76 344 7 34 3 5 2 482 3 - - 2-46 TOTAL 86 79 78 38 8 5 6.4 KEY: Archdiocese (AD), Diocese (D), Territorial Abbacy (TA), Apostolic Vicariate (AV), Apostolic Prefecture (AP), Mission sui juris (M), Territorial Prelature (TP), Apostolic administration (AA), Military Ordinariate (MO). Special Feature by Agenzia Fides 2/0/208 8

OVERALL WORLD PICTURE Catholics in the World 43.368.000; % 285.52.000; 22% 0.453.000; % 228.435.000; 8% 63.29.000; 48% 8.397 4.067 Persons per priest 45.648 8.09 26.247 0 5.000 0.000 5.000 20.000 25.000 30.000 35.000 40.000 45.000 50.000 9

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions 8 54 759 54.094 Catholic Bishops 2500 2000 2.09.685 500 000 76 80 500 32 0

Priests in the world 80.000 76.557 60.000 40.000 22.447 20.000 00.000 80.000 60.000 45.229 66.08 40.000 20.000 4.78 0 Religious in the world 66.999 70.000 60.000 52.436 50.000 40.66 40.000 30.000 22.439 20.000 0.000 3.273 0

Women religious 250.000 239.373 200.000 68.78 7.829 50.000 00.000 72.50 50.000 7.555 0 Lay missionaries and catechists 2.500.000 2.06.859 2.000.000.500.000.000.000 500.000 424.546 402.848 537.25 4.564 0

Seminarians in the world 26.87.54 84.646 59.734 45.37 Catholic schools 6.364 47.884 74.55 40.486 48.02

Catholic charity and healthcare centres 2.3 5.52 38.477 9.629 36.257

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