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Church Statistics |
Church Statistics
1. AREA, POPULATION, ECCLESIASTICAL TERRITORIES AND CENTRES
(31 December 2001)
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Area (km2) |
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Catholics in thousands |
Ecclesiastical Territories |
With resident priest |
Without resident priest |
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India |
3.287.590 |
1.017.540 |
16.770 |
148 |
8.333 |
268 |
17.457 |
511 |
26.569 |
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Kuwait |
17.818 |
1.970 |
155 |
2 |
5 |
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6 |
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Myanmar |
676.552 |
48.360 |
606 |
12 |
271 |
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32 |
24 |
327 |
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Nepal |
140.797 |
23.590 |
6 |
1 |
35 |
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- |
- |
35 |
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Sri Lanka |
65.610 |
19.100 |
1.354 |
11 |
380 |
- |
1.047 |
7 |
1.434 |
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Yemen |
527.968 |
19.110 |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
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Source: Statistical Year of the Church-2001 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana)
2. SOME STATISTICAL INDICES OF ECCLESIASTICAL STRUCTURES
(31 December 2001)
Country |
Inhabitantsper km2 |
Catholics per 100 inhabitants |
Average area of the ecclesiastical territories km2 |
Inhabitants per pastoral centre |
Catholics per pastoral centre |
India |
310 |
1,65 |
22.213 |
38.298 |
631 |
Kuwait |
111 |
7,85 |
8.909 |
394.000 |
30.940 |
Myanmar |
71 |
1,25 |
56.379 |
147.890 |
1.852 |
Nepal |
168 |
0,03 |
140.797 |
674.000 |
177 |
Sri Lanka |
291 |
7,09 |
5.965 |
13.319 |
944 |
Yemen |
36 |
0,02 |
- |
- |
1.000 |
Source: Statistical Year of the Church-2001 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana)
5. SOME STATISTICAL INDICES OF PASTORAL WORKLOAD
(31 December 2001)
Countries |
Inhabitants per priest |
Catholics per priest |
Priests + bishop as percentage of total workforce for pastoral activity |
India |
51.362 |
847 |
12,0 |
Kuwait |
218.889 |
17,189 |
44,0 |
Myanmar |
97.108 |
1.216 |
10,0 |
Nepal |
453.654 |
119 |
30,4 |
Sri Lanka |
20.148 |
1.428 |
7,9 |
Yemen |
3.922.000 |
800 |
13,2 |
Source: Statistical Year of the Church-2001 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana)
