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 CATHOLIC
CHURCH STATISTICS |
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| The total number of priests in the world
decreased by 9 units. Although the number of diocesan priests increased
by 886 units: + 994 in America, + 1.290 in Africa, + 1.558 in Asia,
+ 128 in Oceania ; it decreased – 2.491 in Europe. The number
of Religious priests decreased by 895 units. |
| PRIESTS
(in brackets variations compared to last year)) |
| Continent |
year |
Total |
Diocesan |
Religious |
| World |
1997 |
404.208(-128) |
263.521(+622) |
140.687(-750) |
| 1998 |
404.626(+418) |
264.202(+681) |
140.424(-263) |
| 1999 |
405.009(+383) |
265.012(+810) |
139.997(-427) |
| 2000 |
405.178(+169) |
265.781(+769) |
139.397(- 600) |
| 2001 |
405.067 (- 111) |
266.448 (+67) |
138.619 (-698) |
| 2002 |
405.058 (-9) |
267.334 (+ 886) |
137.724 (-895) |
| Africa |
1997 |
25.279(+600) |
14.873(+749) |
10.406(- 149) |
| 1998 |
26.026(+747) |
15.535(+662) |
10.491(+85) |
| 1999 |
26.547(+521) |
16.371(+836) |
10.176(- 315) |
| 2000 |
27.165(+618) |
16.962(+591) |
10.203(+27) |
| 2001 |
27.968 (+ 803) |
17.582 (+ 620) |
10.406 (+ 203) |
| 2002 |
29.274 (+1.286) |
18.872 (+ 1.290) |
10.402 (-4) |
| America |
1997 |
120.013(-69) |
73.495(+509) |
46.518(-578) |
| 1998 |
120.297(+284) |
74.039(+544) |
46.258(-260) |
| 1999 |
120.138(-159) |
74..282(+243) |
45.856(-402) |
| 2000 |
120.841(+703) |
75.121 ( +839) |
45.720 (- 136) |
| 2001 |
121.167 (+ 306) |
75.766 (+ 645) |
45.381 (- 339) |
| 2002 |
121.394 (+247) |
76.760 (+ 994) |
44.634 (-747) |
| Asia |
1997 |
40.441(+1.037) |
23.789(+714) |
16.652(+323) |
| 1998 |
41.456(+1.015) |
24.337(+548) |
17.119(+467) |
| 1999 |
42.789(+1.333) |
25.175(+838) |
17.614(+495) |
| 2000 |
43.566(+777) |
25.716(+541) |
17.850(+236) |
| 2001 |
44.446 (+ 880) |
26.309 (+ 593) |
18.137 (+ 287) |
| 2002 |
45.790 (+1.937) |
27.274 (+ 1.558) |
18.516 (+ 379) |
| Europe |
1997 |
213.398(-1.664) |
148.595(-1.306) |
64.803(-358) |
| 1998 |
211.827(-1.517) |
147.517(-1.078) |
64.310(-493) |
| 1999 |
210.543(-1.284) |
146.457(-1.060) |
64.086(-224) |
| 2000 |
208.659(-1.884) |
145.268(-1.189) |
63.391(- 695) |
| 2001 |
207.761 (- 898) |
144.215 (-1.053) |
62.546 (- 845) |
| 2002 |
203.751 (- 3.010) |
141.724 (- 2.491) |
62.027 (- 519) |
| Oceania |
1997 |
5.077(-32) |
2.769(-44) |
2.308(+12) |
| 1998 |
5.020(-57) |
2.774(+5) |
2.246(- 62) |
| 1999 |
4.992(-28) |
2.727(-47) |
2.265(+19) |
| 2000 |
4.947(- 45) |
2.714(-13) |
2.233(- 32) |
| 2001 |
4.725 (- 222) |
2.576 (- 138) |
2.149 (- 84) |
| 2002 |
4.849 (+124) |
2.704 (+ 128) |
2.145 (-4) |
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