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 CATHOLIC
CHURCH STATISTICS |
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| The number of major seminarians increased
in the world by + 995 units . The number of minor seminarians decreased
in the world by - 5.222 units, the only increase was in Oceania (
+ 34). |
| SEMINARIANS
(in brackets variations compared to last year) |
| Continent |
year |
major seminarians |
Variations |
minor seminarians |
Variations |
| World |
1997 |
108.017 |
+ 3.147 |
106.210 |
- 2.741 |
| 1998 |
109.171 |
+ 1.154 |
104.857 |
- 1.353 |
| 1999 |
110.021 |
+ 850 |
104.885 |
+ 28 |
| 2000 |
110.583 |
+ 562 |
106.859 |
+ 1.974 |
| 2001 |
112.244 |
+ 1.661 |
105.005 |
- 1.854 |
| 2002 |
113.199 |
+ 955 |
99.783 |
- 5.222 |
| Africa |
1997 |
19.078 |
+ 922 |
43.469 |
+ 2.185 |
| 1998 |
19.654 |
+ 576 |
42.306 |
- 1.163 |
| 1999 |
19.816 |
+ 162 |
42.867 |
+ 561 |
| 2000 |
20.383 |
+ 567 |
45.941 |
+ 3.074 |
| 2001 |
20.994 |
+ 611 |
45.370 |
- 521 |
| 2002 |
22.210 |
+ 1.216 |
44.238 |
- 1.132 |
| America |
1997 |
34.947 |
+ 1.904 |
22.425 |
- 2.123 |
| 1998 |
36.071 |
+ 1.124 |
21.393 |
- 1.132 |
| 1999 |
36.166 |
+ 95 |
21.399 |
+ 6 |
| 2000 |
36.392 |
+ 226 |
20.884 |
- 515 |
| 2001 |
37.166 |
+ 774 |
20.231 |
- 653 |
| 2002 |
37.775 |
+ 609 |
18.945 |
- 1.286 |
| Asia |
1997 |
25.342 |
+ 173 |
22.329 |
- 1.074 |
| 1998 |
25.481 |
+ 139 |
23.847 |
+ 1.518 |
| 1999 |
25.726 |
+ 245 |
24.561 |
+ 714 |
| 2000 |
26.006 |
+ 280 |
24.745 |
+ 184 |
| 2001 |
27.265 |
+ 1.259 |
24.665 |
- 80 |
| 2002 |
27.245 |
- 20 |
22.544 |
- 2.121 |
| Europe |
1997 |
27.853 |
- 788 |
17.541 |
- 1.720 |
| 1998 |
27.154 |
- 699 |
16.916 |
- 625 |
| 1999 |
27.428 |
+ 274 |
15.641 |
- 1.275 |
| 2000 |
26.879 |
- 549 |
14.967 |
- 674 |
| 2001 |
25.908 |
- 971 |
14.436 |
- 531 |
| 2002 |
25.023 |
- 885 |
13.719 |
- 717 |
| Oceania |
1997 |
797 |
- 64 |
446 |
- 9 |
| 1998 |
811 |
+ 14 |
395 |
- 51 |
| 1999 |
885 |
+ 74 |
417 |
+ 22 |
| 2000 |
923 |
+ 38 |
322 |
- 95 |
| 2001 |
911 |
- 12 |
303 |
-19 |
| 2002 |
946 |
+ 35 |
337 |
+ 34 |
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