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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