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 CATHOLIC
CHURCH STATISTICS |
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BISHOPS
(in brackets variations compared to last year) |
| Continent |
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Total |
Diocesan |
Religious |
Local |
Foreign |
| World |
1997 |
4.420(+45) |
3.299(+49 |
1.121 (- 4) |
3.707(+43) |
713(+2) |
| 1998 |
4.439 (+19) |
3.324 (+25) |
1.115 (- 6) |
3.720(+13) |
719(+6) |
| 1999 |
4.482 (+43) |
3.370(+46) |
1.112(- 3) |
3.742(+22) |
740(+21) |
| 2000 |
4.541(+59) |
3.412(+42) |
1.129 (+17) |
3.792(+50) |
749(+9) |
| 2001 |
4.649 (+ 108) |
3.492 (+ 80) |
1.157 (+ 28) |
3.867 (+ 75) |
782 (+ 33) |
| 2002 |
4.695 (+46) |
3.525 (+33) |
1.170 (+13) |
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| Africa |
1997 |
562(+18) |
410 (+8) |
152(+10) |
435(+12) |
127(+6) |
| 1998 |
575(+13) |
414(+4) |
161(+9) |
441(+14) |
134(+7) |
| 1999 |
592(+17) |
425(+11) |
167(+6) |
457(+16) |
135(+1) |
| 2000 |
601(+9) |
434(+9) |
167 (==) |
467(+10) |
134(-1) |
| 2001 |
616 (+15) |
440 (+ 6) |
176 (+ 9) |
474 (+ 7) |
142 (+ 8) |
| 2002 |
617 (+ 3) |
442 (+2) |
175 (-1) |
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| America |
1997 |
1.659(+13) |
1.133(+20) |
526(- 7) |
1.354(+17) |
305(- 4) |
| 1998 |
1.672(+13) |
1.147(+14) |
525(- 1) |
1.365(+11) |
307(+2) |
| 1999 |
1.675(+3) |
1.157(+10) |
518(- 7) |
1.358(-7) |
317(+10) |
| 2000 |
1.695(+20) |
1.167(+10) |
528(+10) |
1.369(+11) |
326(+9) |
| 2001 |
1.743 (+ 48) |
1.204 (+ 37) |
539 (+ 11) |
1.409 (+ 40) |
334 (+ 8) |
| 2002 |
1.762 (+19) |
1.217 (+13) |
545 (+6) |
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| Asia |
1997 |
617(+15) |
442(+16) |
175(- 1) |
528(+18) |
89(- 3) |
| 1998 |
617(=) |
446(+4) |
171(- 4) |
531(+3) |
86(- 3) |
| 1999 |
619(+2) |
453(+7) |
166(- 5) |
534(+3) |
85(- 1) |
| 2000 |
627(+8) |
457(+4) |
170(+4) |
549(+15) |
78(- 7) |
| 2001 |
665 (+ 38) |
488 (+ 31) |
177 (+ 7) |
579 (+ 30) |
86 (+ 8) |
| 2002 |
679 (+14) |
496 (+8) |
183 (+6) |
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| Europe |
1997 |
1.464(=) |
1.236(+4) |
228(- 4) |
1.312(- 5) |
152(+5) |
| 1998 |
1.459(- 5) |
1.240(+4) |
219(- 9) |
1.307(-5) |
152(=) |
| 1999 |
1.477(+18) |
1.256(+16) |
221(+2) |
1.316(+9) |
161(+9) |
| 2000 |
1.497(+20) |
1.275(+19) |
222(+1) |
1.330 (+14) |
167(+6) |
| 2001 |
1.500 (+.3) |
1.279 (+ 4) |
221 (- 1) |
1.326 (-4) |
174 (+7) |
| 2002 |
1.511 (+11) |
1.286 (+7) |
225 (+4) |
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| Oceania |
1997 |
118(- 1) |
78(+1) |
40(- 2) |
78(+1) |
40(- 2) |
| 1998 |
116(- 2) |
77(- 1) |
39(- 1) |
76(-2) |
40(=) |
| 1999 |
119(+3) |
79(+2) |
40(+1) |
77(+1) |
42(+2) |
| 2000 |
121(+2) |
79(=) |
42(+2) |
77(=) |
44(+2) |
| 2001 |
125 (+.4) |
81 (+ 2) |
44 (+ 2) |
79 (+ 2) |
46 (+ 2) |
| 2002 |
126 (+1) |
84 (+3) |
42 (-2) |
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