Saturday 6 March 2021

Worldwide Statistics of the Catholic Church

                  
These are some statistics of the Catholic Church as of this year. I hope you can appreciate the many services the church manages, especially in the areas of education and health, as well as the number of missionaries and catechists teaching the faith to so many unchurched people around the world. And the majority of these services are given for free.

1.33 billion Catholics. (17% of the world’s population)

5,377 Bishops.

414,065 priests.

3,210 Catholics for each priest.

641,661 female religious sisters.

376,188 lay missionaries.

3,076,625 catechists.

115,880 seminarians.

73,164 kindergarten schools.

7,376,858 kindergarten children.

103,146 Catholic primary schools

35,000,000 primary school students.

49,541 Catholic secondary schools.

19,300,000 secondary education students.

2,250,000 students in High School education.

3,700,000 students in Catholic Universities and Colleges.

5,192 hospitals.

15,481 clinics.

577 care homes for lepers.

15,423 homes for the elderly and physically-challenged.

9,295 orphanages.

10,747 creches for young babies.

12,515 centres for marriage help.

3,225 centres of rehabilitation.

31,091 other types of Catholic institutes.

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