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 CATHOLIC
CHURCH STATISTICS |
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| The number of Brothers in the world
decreased by - 142 units. The number of Sisters decrease in 9.385.
The number of catechists in the world decrease by 46.101 units. It
should be noted that the decrease in the numbers of Brothers and Sisters
is a constant tendency in recent years. |
| Brothers,
Sisters, Catechists (in brackets variations compared to last year) |
| Continent |
year |
Brothers |
Sisters |
Catechists |
| World |
1997 |
58.210 (-757) |
819.278 (- 9.382) |
2.019.021 (+ 434.388) |
| 1998 |
57.813 ( - 403) |
814.779 (- 4.499) |
2.298.387 (+ 279.366) |
| 1999 |
55.428 (- 2.385) |
809.351 (- 5.428) |
2.449.659 (+ 151.272) |
| 2000 |
55.057 (- 371) |
801.185 (- 8.166) |
2.641.888 (+ 192.229) |
| 2001 |
54.970 (- 87) |
792.317 (- 8.868) |
2.813.552 (+ 171.664) |
| 2002 |
54.828 (- 142) |
782.932 (- 9.385) |
2.767.451 (- 46.101) |
| Africa |
1997 |
7.083 (+ 97) |
49.854 (+ 1.161) |
329.775 ( + 4.926) |
| 1998 |
7.025 (- 58) |
51.304 (+ 1.450) |
343.085 (+ 13.310) |
| 1999 |
7.299 (+ 274) |
51.617 (+ 313) |
356.259 (+ 13.174) |
| 2000 |
7.256 (- 43) |
52.583 (+ 966) |
385.897 (+ 29.638 |
| 2001 |
7.249 (- 7) |
52.695 (+ 112) |
368.075 (- 17.822) |
| 2002 |
7.139 (-110) |
53.980 (+ 1.285) |
358.337 (-9.738) |
| America |
1997 |
17.426 (- 317) |
240.858 (- 4.064) |
1.071.707 (+ 330.638) |
| 1998 |
16.990 (- 436) |
237.504 (- 3.354) |
1.258.836 (+ 87.129) |
| 1999 |
16.413 (- 577) |
236.294 ( - 1.210) |
1.368.018 (+ 109.182) |
| 2000 |
16.615 (+ 202) |
232.986 (- 3.308) |
1.480.335 (+ 112.317) |
| 2001 |
16.734 (+ 119) |
230.049 (- 1937) |
1.664.102 (+ 183.367 |
| 2002 |
16.959 (+ 225) |
225.486 (- 4.563) |
1.618.688 (- 45.414) |
| Asia |
1997 |
7.274 (+ 119) |
127.969 (+ 1.664) |
188.985 (+ 5.686) |
| 1998 |
7.764 (+ 510) |
134.035 (+ 6.066) |
226.500 (+ 37.515) |
| 1999 |
7.476 (- 288) |
135.638 (+ 1.603) |
219.794 (- 6.706) |
| 2000 |
7.659 (+ 183) |
138.195 (+ 2.557) |
260.961 (+ 41.167) |
| 2001 |
7.972 (+ 313 |
140.826 (+ 2.631) |
278.766 (+ 17.805) |
| 2002 |
8.148 (+ 176) |
144.780 (+ 3.954) |
278.013 (-753) |
| Europe |
1997 |
24.460 (-538) |
388.693 (-8.175) |
399.485 (+76.727) |
| 1998 |
24.097 (- 363) |
380.309 (- 8.384) |
455.481 (+ 55.996) |
| 1999 |
22.306 (- 1.791) |
374.447 (- 5.862) |
490.787 (+ 45.306) |
| 2000 |
21.691 (- 615) |
366.326 (- 8.121) |
502.352 (+ 11.565) |
| 2001 |
21.258 (- 433) |
357.840 (- 8.486) |
490.286 (- 12.066) |
| 2002 |
20.903 (-355) |
348.085 (- 9.755) |
497.361 (+7.075) |
| Oceania |
1997 |
1.967 (-118) |
11.904 (+ 32) |
29.069 (+ 16.411) |
| 1998 |
1.937 (- 30) |
11.627 (- 277) |
14.485 (- 14.584) |
| 1999 |
1.934 (-3) |
11.355 (- 272) |
14.801 (+ 316) |
| 2000 |
1.836 (- 98) |
11.095 (- 260) |
12.343 (- 2.458) |
| 2001 |
1.757 (-79) |
10.907 (- 188) |
12.023 (- 320) |
| 2002 |
1.679 (-78) |
10.601 (- 306) |
15.052 (+3.029) |
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