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Father
of goodness and mercy, rejuvenate your Church in America with apostolic
impulse in Christian communities and groups, to proclaim within
and beyond the Continent, the Gospel of Jesus the light and hope
of all peoples.
(From
Pope's prayer for CAM 2) |
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| 2nd
American Missionary Congress |
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| Missionaries "ad gentes" of
América |
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CHURCH IN AMERICA AND EXCHANGE OF MISSIONARIES |
| The following table was produced by
«Solidaires » a publication of the National Pontifical
Mission Societies’ office in France with information supplied
by Bishops’ Conferences, national PMS offices, Religious Institutes
and missionaries themselves. The figures include Religious men and
women, diocesan priests and committed lay persons purposely sent
to another country on mission. (Figures refer to 1997) |
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MISSIONARIES
SENT |
MISSIONARIES RECEIVED |
| Total NORTH AMERICA |
8.193 |
1.645 |
| Total SOUTH AMERICA |
5.787 |
12.011 |
| Total ALL AMERICA |
13.980 |
13.656 |
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| Alaska |
- |
35 |
| Canada |
2.877 |
619 |
| United States of America |
5.301 |
978 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
15 |
8 |
| México |
1.000 |
204 |
| Guatemala |
738 |
1.093 |
| El Salvador |
153 |
370 |
| Costa Rica |
28 |
23 |
| Panamá |
32 |
54 |
| Cuba |
71 |
45 |
| Jamaica |
- |
6 |
| Belice |
2 |
- |
| Honduras |
24 |
51 |
| Nicaragua |
46 |
781 |
| Rep. Dominicana |
20 |
1 |
| Puerto Rico |
2 |
8 |
| Haití |
42 |
199 |
| St. Christophe e Nevis |
- |
3 |
| Antigua e Barbuda |
1 |
3 |
| Guadalupa |
43 |
22 |
| Martinica |
157 |
98 |
| Montserrat |
- |
1 |
| Dominica |
3 |
24 |
| St. Lucia |
1 |
18 |
| St Vincent |
- |
5 |
| Curacao |
- |
2 |
| Grenada |
- |
7 |
| Trinidad yTobago |
1 |
28 |
| Venezuela |
27 |
109 |
| Colombia |
1.200 |
133 |
| Guyana francesa |
16 |
111 |
| Ecuador |
65 |
1.374 |
| Perú |
160 |
111 |
| Bolivia |
28 |
1.322 |
| Brazil |
1.056 |
2.933 |
| Paraguay |
36 |
852 |
| Chile |
150 |
780 |
| Argentina |
465 |
464 |
| Uruguay |
220 |
650 |
| (Fides Service 15/11/2003) |
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MARYKNOLL