Forum
Donate
Search
Subscribe
jews/911
Feedback
dna
RCC
AIDS
Home
Fathers
Surveys
Holocaust
IQ
14th Amdt
19th Amdt
Israelites
NWO
Homicide
Blacks
Whites
Signatory
Talmud
Watchman
Gaelic
TRAITORS
Medicine?
|
Catholic Population
Young U.S. Catholics overwhelmingly accepting of
homosexuality
BY MICHAEL
LIPKA
The
Roman Catholic Church signaled
a more accepting stance toward
gay people in a report
bishops released during the
Vatican�s synod on the family this week. While reaffirming the church�s
opposition to same-sex marriage, the report said that �homosexuals have
gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community� and asked if the
church is capable of �welcoming these people.�
The new document follows Pope
Francis� more inclusive language regarding
homosexuality and has been praised by gay rights groups for its �dramatic
new tone.� The report also moves the church toward a position on
homosexuality already embraced by a majority of American Catholics,
particularly younger adults.
Fully 85% of self-identified Catholics ages 18-29 said in a 2014
Pew Research Center survey that
homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared with just 13% who said
it should be discouraged. Older age groups are less likely to favor
acceptance. But even among Catholics ages 65 and older, 57% say that
homosexuality should be accepted.
Some of these differences may correlate with the frequency of church
attendance. Our research has found that older Catholics attend Mass more
frequently than do their younger counterparts, and that Catholics who attend
Mass at least weekly are more likely to say that homosexuality should be
discouraged than those who do not. But even among churchgoing Catholics of
all ages � that is, those who attend Mass at least weekly � roughly twice as
many say homosexuality should be accepted (60%) as say it should be
discouraged (31%).
Similarly, despite the church�s continued opposition to same-sex marriage,
most U.S. Catholics (57%) favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally
wed, according toaggregated
2014 Pew Research surveys. And again, younger Catholics are particularly
likely to express this view. Three-quarters of Catholic adults under 30
support legal same-sex marriage, compared with 53% of Catholics ages 30 and
older (including just 38% of those 65 and older).
When we surveyed
American Catholics earlier this year, before the one-year anniversary of
Francis� election as pope, we found that about half said the Catholic Church
should recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples (with younger
Catholics more
likely to support such a change). But, relatively few U.S. Catholics of
all ages (36%) said they expect the church to recognize gay marriages by
2050.
The Catholic Church maintains that the number of American Catholics
grew from 45 million in 1970 to 64.6 million in 2004. But it was
the increase in the Hispanic population, a majority of whom are illegal
immigrants, from 9 million to 49.7
million, an increase of
40.7 million, who were solely responsible for that growth. Of
more significance is that the number of Whites claiming to be Catholics,
according to the Catholic Church's own count, dropped 12.1 million (from
36 million to 23.9 million, a ONE THIRD DECREASE). Based on the
number of Whites who have fled this church in the wake of the Pedophile
Priest Problem who are STILL counted as Catholics by the church, it
would be OPTIMISTIC to assume that even half of them, or 12 million
still CLAIM to be Catholics--which puts the REAL number of Catholics in
this putative Christian nation at 11 million rather than 64.6 million,
which means the church over-estimates its population figures by at least
53.6 million, or almost six fold, and that Catholics actually represent
only 3.6% of our population rather than 22%.
In the wake of the sexual abuse of children by the very priests who
are supposed to protect and educate them, not much about Catholic
population figures from this church can be trusted. This author
personally knows two ex-Catholics who are still counted as Catholics by
the church, but who now refuse to even enter the congregation--and
describe in lurid detail what they would do to the priests who were
guilty of this treachery, which will not be repeated here.
With such a radical decrease in the number of Whites, it's not at all
surprising that 250 Catholic schools would close each year since then:
"Since
Catholic
education in America peaked in 1965, half of the nation�s Catholic
schools have shut their doors, with an average of 250 closing per year.
Many of these schools have been in inner cities, making the closings a
particularly tragic development for disadvantaged students, who�ve
benefited tremendously from the orderly environment and first-rate
instruction that these institutions provide and who now have no
educational alternative but failing public schools.
"The usual suspects for the school closings are the
loss of religious teaching orders, demographic shifts, rising costs, and
falling enrollments. The current economic crisis will push closings to
epidemic proportions in the next few years, according to National
Catholic Education Association president Karen Ristau. First to go, in
even larger numbers, will be inner-city schools serving vulnerable
populations, since they depend heavily on philanthropic and diocesan
support. The Catholic school system might end up becoming an elite
consortium for affluent Catholics."
Many of these "Hispanics" are pure Indians without a trace of Spanish
blood who will enter a Catholic Church only if their millennia of
goddess worshiping can be addressed. The Catholic Church accommodated
them by placing "Mother Mary" front and center, and moving Jesus way off
to the side, if not completely out of their view. To count them as
"His holy people" is the supreme blasphemy before Him, and our LORD and
savior Jesus.
Furthermore, other sources claim that the NUMBER of students in
Catholic schools dropped from 4 million to less than 800,000 at the same
time that the PERCENT of the American population who are Catholics
plunged from 27% to 25% BEFORE the pedophile priest scandal erupted.

"The American Religious Identification
Survey, a national study being released today by Trinity College in
Hartford, finds that the Catholic population of New England fell by more
than 1 million in the past two decades, even while the overall
population of the region was growing. The study, based on 54,000
telephone interviews conducted last year, found that the six-state
region is now 36 percent Catholic, down from 50 percent in 1990.
"In Massachusetts, the decline is particularly
striking - in 1990, Catholics made up a majority of the state, with 54
percent of the residents, but in 2008, the Catholic population was 39
percent."
Note that this was BEFORE it really sank in what would be the
consequences of the Pope REFUSING to apologize for
the heinous actions of his sodomite priests, and instead PROMOTING a
continuation of this abominable activity in a not so subtle manner:
� it could prove extremely useful
that the general congregation reaffirm � especially � the pastoral care
of homosexual persons"
Immigration Gives Catholicism a Boost in the
United States
by Nadwa Mossaad and Mark Mather
(April 2008) Results from a new U.S. report by the
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life indicate that more than
one-fourth of U.S. adults have left their childhood faith to join
another religion or are no longer affiliated with any religion.
The drop in religious affiliation has affected some groups more
than others. While some world religions such as Islam and Hinduism
have experienced a boom in the United States in recent years,
Catholicism has been hit the hardest by a significant drop in
membership over the life course.
Yet with 62 million adherents, Catholics remain the single
largest religious group in the United States. Long-term trends from
the General Social Survey, from 1972 through 2006, point to a
decline in Protestant religions but show remarkable stability in the
proportion of Catholics in the population.
What explains the resilience of the Catholic Church in the face
of declining membership over a lifetime? New immigrants arriving in
the United States�many Catholics from Latin America�have helped
offset the decline in religious affiliation among the U.S.-born
population. Figure 1 shows the parallel growth in the U.S. Catholic
and Latino population between 1970 and 2000.
Figure 1
U.S. Hispanic/Latino and Catholic Populations, 1970 to 2000
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau
and Glenmary Research Center.
Although birth data are not available by religion, it is likely
that the relatively high fertility rates among Latino women have
also contributed to the recent growth of the U.S. Catholic
population�especially for younger age groups. According to the Pew
report, 45 percent of Catholics ages 18 to 29 are Hispanic/Latino,
compared with 12 percent of Catholics ages 70 and older.
The Glenmary Research Center, which collects decennial data on
religious congregations and "adherents" for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia, reports that Catholics are one of the
fastest-growing denominations in the country.1 Between
1990 and 2000, the number of Catholic adherents increased by more
than 16 percent, while membership in many Protestant Churches
declined. The Pentecostal and Mormon Churches are notable exceptions
(see Figure 2).
Figure 2
Percent Change in Religious Adherents Among Major
Denominations, 1990 to 2000
% Decline
% Increase
Source: Glenmary Research
Center.
Catholicism Increasing Fastest in the South and West
Immigration trends have led to a shift in the geographic
distribution of Catholics. While many Catholic congregations in the
northeastern United States are struggling with population loss and
declining membership, southern and western states�where domestic and
international migrants are most highly concentrated�have seen large
increases over the past decade. The map below highlights the states
with the fastest growth or decline in Catholic adherents during the
1990s.
Figure 3
Percent Change in the Catholic Population in U.S. States,
1990 to 2000
Source: Glenmary Research
Center.
The Catholic migration to states in the South and West affects
not just the geographic distribution of people but also the location
of churches. During the 1990s, 413 Catholic congregations in the
Northeastern United States2 closed shop and opened new
churches, including 132 in the Southwest3 and 54 in the
Southeast, where it's easier to recruit new members. In 2006, the
Catholic Church appointed the first Roman Catholic cardinal in the
state of Texas, recognizing the growth of the Catholic faithful from
Mexico and Central America.
For newcomers to the United States, religion can be a powerful
force that connects them to family and neighbors, gives them a sense
of community with people who speak the same language, and offers
them cohesiveness and a strong social network they can fall back on
in times of trouble.
America's Religious Melting Pot
While most foreign-born residents (74 percent) are Christian,
there has been an increase in people who belong to non-Western
religions such as Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism during the past
decade. According to the Pew report, nearly half of the U.S.
foreign-born are Catholic (mostly immigrants from Latin America),
one-fourth are Protestant, and 16 percent have no religious
affiliation. About 3 percent of the foreign-born are Hindu, while
Buddhists and Muslims account for less than 2 percent each of the
foreign-born population. These numbers may seem small but they are
more than double the proportions of Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims
in the U.S.-born population.
Questions about religious affiliation seem to bubble to the
surface during presidential election years. During the 2000 and 2004
elections, evangelical voters played a pivotal role in swinging the
vote toward Republicans. This year, much attention has focused on
Catholics (including Latinos and non-Hispanic whites), and
Protestants in key battleground states, where candidates in both
major parties have been pressed to express their religious
convictions. As the racial and ethnic landscape continues to change,
candidates will increasingly need to reach out to people
representing a diversity of religious traditions.
Nadwa Mossaad is a research associate at the
Population Reference Bureau. Mark Mather is
associate vice president of domestic programs at the Population
Reference Bureau.
References
- Adherents include all members, including their children and
the estimated number of other participants who are not
considered members; for example, the baptized, those not
confirmed, those not eligible for communion, and those regularly
attending services.
- Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
- New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado,
Oklahoma, and California.
Statistics by Country
by Catholic Population
(Click on the column title to sort by that column)
# |
Catholics |
Population |
Percent Catholic |
Country |
Dioceses |
Diocesan Priests |
Religious Priests |
Total Priests |
Permanent Deacons |
Male Religious |
Female Religious |
Parishes |
1 |
145,446,000 |
184,227,000 |
78.95% |
Brazil |
268 |
9,951 |
6,902 |
16,853 |
1,456 |
13,282 |
32,827 |
9,222 |
2 |
123,393,000 |
142,364,000 |
86.67% |
M�xico |
90 |
11,016 |
3,602 |
14,618 |
744 |
6,509 |
29,051 |
6,101 |
3 |
69,630,000 |
85,930,000 |
81.03% |
Philippines |
86 |
5,037 |
2,298 |
7,335 |
11 |
5,694 |
12,102 |
2,909 |
4 |
64,621,000 |
285,538,000 |
22.63% |
USA |
194 |
30,207 |
14,699 |
44,906 |
14,362 |
21,698 |
71,250 |
19,081 |
5 |
57,665,000 |
59,725,000 |
96.55% |
Italy |
225 |
32,974 |
17,174 |
50,148 |
2,850 |
23,719 |
102,089 |
25,694 |
6 |
44,499,000 |
58,905,000 |
75.54% |
France |
98 |
17,238 |
4,692 |
21,930 |
1,857 |
8,361 |
42,442 |
18,844 |
7 |
38,406,000 |
44,508,000 |
86.29% |
Colombia |
75 |
5,661 |
2,259 |
7,920 |
278 |
4,163 |
15,178 |
3,831 |
8 |
37,165,000 |
42,335,000 |
87.79% |
Spain |
70 |
16,920 |
7,944 |
25,281 |
176 |
13,364 |
52,243 |
22,680 |
9 |
35,010,000 |
37,109,000 |
94.34% |
Poland |
44 |
22,556 |
5,901 |
28,457 |
3 |
9,356 |
23,967 |
10,421 |
10 |
34,480,000 |
38,631,000 |
89.25% |
Argentina |
69 |
3,577 |
2,071 |
5,648 |
626 |
3,385 |
9,070 |
2,642 |
11 |
29,500,000 |
59,293,000 |
49.75% |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
47 |
2,671 |
1,635 |
4,306 |
|
3,649 |
7,883 |
1,258 |
12 |
28,160,000 |
32,079,000 |
87.78% |
Peru |
45 |
1,502 |
1,267 |
2,769 |
57 |
2,569 |
5,589 |
1,421 |
13 |
26,297,000 |
82,727,000 |
31.79% |
Germany |
29 |
14,323 |
4,042 |
18,365 |
2,494 |
5,875 |
31,811 |
12,488 |
14 |
24,815,000 |
28,256,000 |
87.82% |
Venezuela |
38 |
1,493 |
1,064 |
2,557 |
138 |
1,628 |
3,775 |
1,256 |
15 |
17,906,000 |
124,517,000 |
14.38% |
Nigeria |
50 |
3,678 |
759 |
4,437 |
6 |
1,938 |
3,716 |
2,041 |
16 |
17,005,000 |
1,098,096,000 |
1.55% |
India |
149 |
11,437 |
8,509 |
19,946 |
8 |
17,352 |
82,348 |
8,583 |
17 |
13,070,000 |
29,503,000 |
44.30% |
Canada |
71 |
5,296 |
3,145 |
8,441 |
902 |
5,181 |
19,880 |
4,865 |
18 |
11,749,000 |
13,112,000 |
89.60% |
Ecuador |
24 |
1,076 |
721 |
1,797 |
74 |
1,381 |
4,617 |
1,208 |
19 |
11,219,000 |
26,537,000 |
42.28% |
Uganda |
19 |
1,253 |
331 |
1,584 |
2 |
1,183 |
2,989 |
436 |
20 |
11,021,000 |
15,488,000 |
71.16% |
Chile |
27 |
1,177 |
1,155 |
2,332 |
685 |
1,984 |
5,086 |
931 |
21 |
10,465,000 |
39,204,000 |
26.69% |
Tanzania |
30 |
1,441 |
699 |
2,140 |
1 |
1,745 |
7,591 |
847 |
22 |
10,304,000 |
13,453,000 |
76.59% |
Guatemala |
14 |
430 |
641 |
1,071 |
7 |
1,040 |
2,645 |
448 |
23 |
10,302,000 |
20,589,000 |
50.04% |
Angola |
16 |
336 |
293 |
629 |
1 |
723 |
1,731 |
271 |
24 |
9,457,000 |
10,460,000 |
90.41% |
Portugal |
21 |
3,000 |
936 |
3,936 |
147 |
1,376 |
5,963 |
4,395 |
25 |
8,253,000 |
9,737,000 |
84.76% |
Bolivia |
18 |
482 |
631 |
1,113 |
83 |
1,130 |
2,563 |
583 |
26 |
8,039,000 |
9,344,000 |
86.03% |
Dominican Republic |
12 |
424 |
454 |
878 |
363 |
605 |
1,723 |
569 |
27 |
8,018,000 |
32,296,000 |
24.83% |
Kenya |
26 |
1,083 |
814 |
1,897 |
1 |
2,204 |
3,747 |
708 |
28 |
7,775,000 |
10,292,000 |
75.54% |
Belgium |
9 |
4,410 |
2,869 |
7,279 |
558 |
3,971 |
13,288 |
3,949 |
29 |
6,743,000 |
10,316,000 |
65.36% |
Ha�ti |
9 |
400 |
291 |
691 |
4 |
682 |
1,789 |
296 |
30 |
6,439,000 |
204,229,000 |
3.15% |
Indonesia |
37 |
1,317 |
1,721 |
3,038 |
13 |
4,146 |
7,372 |
1,130 |
31 |
6,330,000 |
12,544,000 |
50.46% |
Cuba |
11 |
180 |
119 |
299 |
60 |
152 |
650 |
290 |
32 |
6,056,000 |
10,402,000 |
58.22% |
Hungary |
16 |
1,845 |
330 |
2,175 |
52 |
483 |
1,237 |
2,221 |
33 |
5,790,000 |
7,288,000 |
79.45% |
Honduras |
8 |
203 |
214 |
417 |
1 |
243 |
779 |
182 |
34 |
5,755,000 |
7,982,000 |
72.10% |
Austria |
12 |
2,629 |
1,731 |
4,360 |
425 |
2,374 |
5,220 |
3,058 |
35 |
5,658,000 |
82,312,000 |
6.87% |
Vi�t Nam |
25 |
2,194 |
474 |
2,668 |
11 |
2,793 |
11,443 |
2,228 |
36 |
5,436,000 |
7,144,000 |
76.09% |
El Salvador |
9 |
469 |
238 |
707 |
4 |
344 |
1,491 |
418 |
37 |
5,239,000 |
18,841,000 |
27.81% |
Australia |
32 |
1,943 |
1,172 |
3,115 |
53 |
2,138 |
6,876 |
1,378 |
38 |
5,239,000 |
5,722,000 |
91.56% |
Paraguay |
15 |
333 |
766 |
1,099 |
112 |
1,011 |
2,127 |
374 |
39 |
5,212,000 |
6,385,000 |
81.63% |
Nicaragua |
8 |
296 |
123 |
419 |
27 |
219 |
1,028 |
252 |
40 |
5,042,000 |
16,117,000 |
31.28% |
Netherlands |
8 |
1,387 |
2,031 |
3,418 |
310 |
3,383 |
9,128 |
1,520 |
41 |
4,787,000 |
56,276,000 |
8.51% |
Great Britain |
32 |
4,031 |
1,622 |
5,653 |
612 |
2,177 |
7,109 |
3,099 |
42 |
4,766,000 |
64,915,000 |
7.34% |
Ukraine |
19 |
2,348 |
411 |
2,770 |
11 |
665 |
1,095 |
4,026 |
43 |
4,701,000 |
20,072,000 |
23.42% |
Madagascar |
20 |
498 |
645 |
1,143 |
|
1,494 |
3,930 |
314 |
44 |
4,567,000 |
6,999,000 |
65.25% |
Burundi |
7 |
340 |
95 |
435 |
|
302 |
1,093 |
132 |
45 |
4,377,000 |
49,409,000 |
8.86% |
Korea (South) |
18 |
2,672 |
539 |
3,211 |
|
1,472 |
8,397 |
1,366 |
46 |
4,314,000 |
19,318,000 |
22.33% |
Mozambique |
12 |
186 |
312 |
498 |
1 |
536 |
979 |
280 |
47 |
4,287,000 |
17,109,000 |
25.06% |
Cameroon |
23 |
902 |
504 |
1,406 |
16 |
1,019 |
1,958 |
740 |
48 |
4,161,000 |
5,467,000 |
76.11% |
Ireland |
26 |
3,097 |
1,593 |
4,690 |
1 |
2,460 |
8,088 |
1,312 |
49 |
4,133,000 |
8,625,000 |
47.92% |
Rwanda |
9 |
413 |
124 |
537 |
|
331 |
1,390 |
138 |
50 |
4,019,000 |
44,028,000 |
9.13% |
Sudan |
9 |
269 |
95 |
364 |
4 |
167 |
343 |
195 |
51 |
3,942,000 |
5,395,000 |
73.07% |
Slovakia |
9 |
2,037 |
591 |
2,628 |
20 |
996 |
3,018 |
1,507 |
52 |
3,867,000 |
5,259,000 |
73.53% |
Croatia |
15 |
1,496 |
833 |
2,329 |
1 |
1,018 |
3,288 |
1,603 |
53 |
3,763,000 |
4,513,000 |
83.38% |
Costa Rica |
8 |
549 |
212 |
761 |
3 |
327 |
948 |
307 |
54 |
3,519,000 |
10,284,000 |
34.22% |
Czech Republic |
9 |
1,376 |
620 |
1,996 |
152 |
798 |
1,935 |
3,139 |
55 |
3,425,000 |
12,138,000 |
28.22% |
Zambia |
10 |
283 |
354 |
637 |
1 |
596 |
1,596 |
265 |
56 |
3,281,000 |
15,081,000 |
21.76% |
Malawi |
7 |
281 |
127 |
408 |
|
265 |
963 |
147 |
57 |
3,186,000 |
6,914,000 |
46.08% |
Switzerland |
8 |
1,775 |
1,225 |
3,000 |
157 |
1,606 |
5,679 |
1,662 |
58 |
3,101,000 |
48,770,000 |
6.36% |
South Africa |
27 |
453 |
645 |
1,098 |
213 |
1,132 |
2,577 |
736 |
59 |
2,964,000 |
397,673,000 |
.75% |
China |
117 |
2,270 |
2,289 |
4,559 |
6 |
1,933 |
6,079 |
2,335 |
60 |
2,841,000 |
18,805,000 |
15.11% |
C�te d'Ivoire |
14 |
652 |
237 |
889 |
6 |
533 |
831 |
287 |
61 |
2,799,000 |
3,823,000 |
73.21% |
Puerto Rico |
5 |
369 |
365 |
734 |
418 |
469 |
1,158 |
327 |
62 |
2,766,000 |
3,457,000 |
80.01% |
Lithuania |
8 |
681 |
98 |
779 |
4 |
145 |
773 |
677 |
63 |
2,675,000 |
21,520,000 |
12.43% |
Ghana |
18 |
876 |
193 |
1,069 |
1 |
476 |
794 |
366 |
64 |
2,315,000 |
3,176,000 |
72.89% |
Uruguay |
10 |
203 |
256 |
459 |
76 |
382 |
1,089 |
226 |
65 |
2,233,000 |
8,241,000 |
27.10% |
Antilles |
21 |
287 |
337 |
624 |
81 |
518 |
1,055 |
465 |
66 |
2,077,000 |
4,114,000 |
50.49% |
Congo |
7 |
176 |
62 |
238 |
1 |
152 |
232 |
158 |
67 |
1,883,000 |
- |
|
Lebanon |
23 |
1,001 |
602 |
1,603 |
4 |
1,030 |
2,728 |
1,253 |
68 |
1,875,000 |
21,709,000 |
8.64% |
Romania |
12 |
1,551 |
182 |
1,733 |
4 |
437 |
1,326 |
1,430 |
69 |
1,799,000 |
2,107,000 |
85.38% |
Panama |
8 |
199 |
197 |
396 |
64 |
270 |
447 |
186 |
70 |
1,688,000 |
4,968,000 |
33.98% |
Papua New Guinea |
19 |
185 |
328 |
513 |
7 |
672 |
861 |
305 |
71 |
1,646,000 |
7,155,000 |
23.00% |
Benin |
10 |
394 |
107 |
501 |
|
227 |
939 |
212 |
72 |
1,623,000 |
1,997,000 |
81.27% |
Slovenia |
3 |
854 |
296 |
1,150 |
8 |
372 |
741 |
803 |
73 |
1,545,000 |
13,169,000 |
11.73% |
Burkina Faso |
13 |
559 |
157 |
716 |
|
491 |
1,218 |
141 |
74 |
1,483,000 |
5,968,000 |
24.85% |
Togo |
7 |
321 |
127 |
448 |
|
337 |
735 |
151 |
75 |
1,364,000 |
20,204,000 |
6.75% |
Sri Lanka |
11 |
648 |
307 |
955 |
|
626 |
2,300 |
391 |
76 |
1,300,000 |
47,760,000 |
2.72% |
Yemen |
1 |
9 |
36 |
45 |
1 |
36 |
64 |
20 |
77 |
1,282,000 |
14,580,000 |
8.79% |
Zimbabwe |
8 |
183 |
220 |
403 |
12 |
528 |
1,049 |
208 |
78 |
1,191,000 |
165,809,000 |
.72% |
Pakistan |
7 |
122 |
112 |
234 |
1 |
208 |
662 |
114 |
79 |
1,030,000 |
10,310,000 |
9.99% |
Belarus |
4 |
214 |
157 |
371 |
|
207 |
354 |
402 |
80 |
971,000 |
1,811,000 |
53.62% |
Lesotho |
4 |
67 |
80 |
147 |
|
150 |
653 |
86 |
81 |
793,000 |
3,492,000 |
22.71% |
Central African Republic |
9 |
139 |
138 |
277 |
|
189 |
334 |
114 |
82 |
789,000 |
147,125,000 |
.54% |
Russian Federation |
5 |
126 |
142 |
268 |
3 |
193 |
309 |
426 |
83 |
784,000 |
24,740,000 |
3.17% |
Malaysia |
8 |
179 |
48 |
227 |
1 |
101 |
558 |
142 |
84 |
767,000 |
823,000 |
93.20% |
East Timor |
2 |
44 |
69 |
113 |
|
195 |
289 |
37 |
85 |
720,000 |
8,178,000 |
8.80% |
Chad |
8 |
131 |
111 |
242 |
|
157 |
375 |
109 |
86 |
703,000 |
2,500,000 |
28.12% |
Pacific (Oceania) |
17 |
213 |
260 |
473 |
141 |
463 |
837 |
345 |
87 |
673,000 |
10,357,000 |
6.50% |
Senegal |
7 |
267 |
127 |
394 |
|
336 |
719 |
125 |
88 |
615,000 |
1,325,000 |
46.42% |
Gabon |
6 |
57 |
61 |
118 |
1 |
95 |
167 |
64 |
89 |
603,000 |
58,304,000 |
1.03% |
Myanmar |
12 |
515 |
29 |
544 |
|
159 |
1,454 |
290 |
90 |
595,000 |
645,000 |
92.25% |
R�union |
1 |
58 |
52 |
110 |
13 |
86 |
505 |
75 |
91 |
548,000 |
586,000 |
93.52% |
Equatorial Guinea |
3 |
63 |
45 |
108 |
2 |
86 |
208 |
69 |
92 |
541,000 |
9,878,000 |
5.48% |
Serbia and Montenegro |
7 |
205 |
46 |
251 |
7 |
57 |
319 |
265 |
93 |
533,000 |
59,862,000 |
.89% |
Ethiopia |
10 |
189 |
289 |
478 |
1 |
461 |
596 |
246 |
94 |
509,000 |
127,851,000 |
.40% |
Japan |
16 |
501 |
1,088 |
1,589 |
12 |
1,407 |
6,263 |
848 |
95 |
464,000 |
2,981,000 |
15.57% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 |
266 |
361 |
627 |
1 |
437 |
499 |
276 |
96 |
459,000 |
3,945,000 |
11.63% |
New Zealand |
7 |
317 |
201 |
518 |
9 |
366 |
944 |
271 |
97 |
432,000 |
465,000 |
92.90% |
Cape Verde |
2 |
17 |
35 |
52 |
|
42 |
134 |
31 |
98 |
430,000 |
2,381,000 |
18.06% |
Latvia |
4 |
108 |
27 |
135 |
1 |
32 |
109 |
267 |
99 |
425,000 |
1,000,000 |
42.50% |
Syria |
17 |
199 |
77 |
276 |
12 |
96 |
375 |
227 |
100 |
414,000 |
3,500,000 |
11.83% |
Iraq |
15 |
142 |
37 |
179 |
9 |
71 |
424 |
119 |
101 |
388,000 |
448,000 |
86.61% |
Luxembourg |
1 |
180 |
68 |
248 |
7 |
80 |
566 |
275 |
102 |
375,000 |
2,235,000 |
16.78% |
Namibia |
3 |
19 |
63 |
82 |
45 |
97 |
399 |
91 |
103 |
368,000 |
386,000 |
95.34% |
Malta |
2 |
477 |
448 |
925 |
|
524 |
1,047 |
79 |
104 |
310,000 |
1,178,000 |
26.32% |
Mauritius |
2 |
61 |
40 |
101 |
|
74 |
244 |
49 |
105 |
303,000 |
22,158,000 |
1.37% |
Taiwan |
7 |
226 |
479 |
705 |
|
644 |
1,056 |
452 |
106 |
299,000 |
- |
|
Egypt |
12 |
205 |
327 |
532 |
|
462 |
1,323 |
205 |
107 |
292,000 |
63,922,000 |
.46% |
Thailand |
10 |
433 |
229 |
662 |
|
434 |
1,439 |
436 |
108 |
283,000 |
119,062,000 |
.24% |
Bangladesh |
6 |
126 |
131 |
257 |
|
226 |
1,059 |
81 |
109 |
270,000 |
- |
|
Armenia |
2 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
|
27 |
43 |
48 |
110 |
235,000 |
2,460,000 |
9.55% |
Albania |
4 |
22 |
26 |
48 |
|
35 |
177 |
72 |
111 |
227,000 |
15,039,000 |
1.51% |
Mali |
6 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
|
88 |
280 |
42 |
112 |
186,000 |
5,966,000 |
3.12% |
Sierra Leone |
3 |
69 |
51 |
120 |
|
80 |
39 |
61 |
113 |
182,000 |
15,889,000 |
1.15% |
Kazakhstan |
4 |
45 |
29 |
74 |
|
40 |
100 |
46 |
114 |
171,000 |
6,646,000 |
2.57% |
Guinea |
3 |
80 |
19 |
99 |
|
36 |
100 |
56 |
115 |
165,000 |
2,850,000 |
5.79% |
Liberia |
3 |
36 |
16 |
52 |
|
29 |
42 |
49 |
116 |
162,000 |
4,185,000 |
3.87% |
Singapore |
1 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
|
132 |
202 |
30 |
117 |
158,000 |
2,650,000 |
5.96% |
Kuwait |
1 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
118 |
148,000 |
4,968,000 |
2.98% |
Eritrea |
3 |
80 |
252 |
332 |
|
347 |
562 |
110 |
119 |
144,000 |
8,977,000 |
1.60% |
Sweden |
1 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
23 |
96 |
215 |
41 |
120 |
123,000 |
11,862,000 |
1.04% |
Greece |
11 |
53 |
37 |
90 |
3 |
65 |
124 |
86 |
121 |
121,000 |
138,000 |
87.68% |
S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
15 |
36 |
12 |
122 |
120,000 |
1,300,000 |
9.23% |
Guinea-Bissau |
2 |
13 |
54 |
67 |
|
78 |
133 |
30 |
123 |
91,000 |
437,000 |
20.82% |
Solomon Islands |
3 |
38 |
29 |
67 |
|
43 |
95 |
27 |
124 |
83,000 |
1,735,000 |
4.78% |
Botswana |
2 |
16 |
40 |
56 |
1 |
44 |
72 |
33 |
125 |
83,000 |
- |
|
Palestine |
2 |
86 |
304 |
390 |
|
509 |
1,209 |
74 |
126 |
75,000 |
5,939,000 |
1.26% |
Libya |
4 |
3 |
20 |
23 |
|
20 |
133 |
13 |
127 |
74,000 |
8,000,000 |
.93% |
Bulgaria |
3 |
17 |
35 |
52 |
|
43 |
87 |
56 |
128 |
74,000 |
- |
|
Israel |
2 |
58 |
30 |
88 |
|
38 |
612 |
18 |
129 |
70,000 |
82,000 |
85.37% |
Seychelles |
1 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
53 |
17 |
130 |
55,000 |
4,556,000 |
1.21% |
Norway |
3 |
27 |
43 |
70 |
3 |
48 |
173 |
32 |
131 |
55,000 |
990,000 |
5.56% |
Swaziland |
1 |
11 |
15 |
26 |
|
23 |
58 |
15 |
132 |
39,000 |
6,524,000 |
.60% |
Laos |
4 |
12 |
|
12 |
|
2 |
83 |
77 |
133 |
35,000 |
5,501,000 |
.64% |
Denmark |
1 |
39 |
38 |
77 |
5 |
43 |
222 |
50 |
134 |
35,000 |
1,680,000 |
2.08% |
Gambia |
1 |
15 |
10 |
25 |
|
21 |
42 |
54 |
135 |
31,000 |
- |
|
Jordan |
1 |
23 |
5 |
28 |
|
5 |
15 |
28 |
136 |
29,000 |
32,000 |
90.63% |
Monaco |
1 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
6 |
137 |
28,000 |
- |
|
Turkey |
6 |
11 |
50 |
61 |
2 |
68 |
115 |
43 |
138 |
25,000 |
33,000 |
75.76% |
Liechtenstein |
1 |
19 |
10 |
29 |
|
10 |
57 |
10 |
139 |
24,000 |
- |
|
Iran |
5 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
3 |
11 |
30 |
17 |
140 |
23,000 |
31,700,000 |
.07% |
Morocco |
2 |
6 |
40 |
46 |
|
56 |
239 |
40 |
141 |
21,000 |
347,000 |
6.05% |
Brunei Darussalam |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
142 |
21,000 |
28,000 |
75.00% |
Gibraltar |
1 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
4 |
9 |
6 |
143 |
21,000 |
12,571,000 |
.17% |
Cambodia |
3 |
6 |
36 |
42 |
|
47 |
72 |
36 |
144 |
20,000 |
4,247,000 |
.47% |
Moldova |
1 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
18 |
40 |
11 |
145 |
20,000 |
9,700,000 |
.21% |
Tunisia |
1 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
|
25 |
139 |
11 |
146 |
16,000 |
11,880,000 |
.13% |
Niger |
2 |
14 |
30 |
44 |
|
35 |
81 |
17 |
147 |
14,000 |
2,350,000 |
.60% |
Macedonia |
2 |
12 |
3 |
15 |
|
3 |
32 |
7 |
148 |
10,000 |
780,000 |
1.28% |
Cyprus |
1 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
5 |
3 |
9 |
149 |
8,000 |
5,206,000 |
.15% |
Finland |
1 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
12 |
36 |
7 |
150 |
7,000 |
557,000 |
1.26% |
Djibouti |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
9 |
19 |
6 |
151 |
7,000 |
24,421,000 |
.03% |
Nepal |
1 |
9 |
40 |
49 |
|
56 |
115 |
42 |
152 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
100.00% |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
6 |
2 |
153 |
5,000 |
1,370,000 |
.36% |
Estonia |
1 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
|
5 |
21 |
6 |
154 |
5,000 |
290,000 |
1.72% |
Iceland |
1 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
|
5 |
34 |
4 |
155 |
4,000 |
907,000 |
.44% |
Comoros |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
156 |
4,000 |
2,600,000 |
.15% |
Mauritania |
1 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
|
10 |
34 |
6 |
157 |
3,000 |
31,135,000 |
.01% |
Algeria |
4 |
36 |
56 |
92 |
1 |
77 |
195 |
37 |
Note: The table above is generated with the most recent data
available for each diocese. Dioceses with incomplete data may be
excluded which will lower the totals for its Country.
Statistics by Country
by Percentage Catholic
(Click on the column title to sort by that column)
# |
Catholics |
Population |
Percent Catholic |
Country
|
Dioceses |
Diocesan Priests |
Religious Priests |
Total Priests |
Permanent Deacons |
Male Religious |
Female Religious |
Parishes |
1 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
100.00% |
Saint
Pierre and Miquelon |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
57,665,000 |
59,725,000 |
96.55% |
Italy
|
225 |
32,974 |
17,174 |
50,148 |
2,850 |
23,719 |
102,089 |
25,694 |
3 |
368,000 |
386,000 |
95.34% |
Malta
|
2 |
477 |
448 |
925 |
|
524 |
1,047 |
79 |
4 |
35,010,000 |
37,109,000 |
94.34% |
Poland
|
44 |
22,556 |
5,901 |
28,457 |
3 |
9,356 |
23,967 |
10,421 |
5 |
548,000 |
586,000 |
93.52% |
Equatorial Guinea |
3 |
63 |
45 |
108 |
2 |
86 |
208 |
69 |
6 |
767,000 |
823,000 |
93.20% |
East
Timor |
2 |
44 |
69 |
113 |
|
195 |
289 |
37 |
7 |
432,000 |
465,000 |
92.90% |
Cape
Verde |
2 |
17 |
35 |
52 |
|
42 |
134 |
31 |
8 |
595,000 |
645,000 |
92.25% |
R�union
|
1 |
58 |
52 |
110 |
13 |
86 |
505 |
75 |
9 |
5,239,000 |
5,722,000 |
91.56% |
Paraguay
|
15 |
333 |
766 |
1,099 |
112 |
1,011 |
2,127 |
374 |
10 |
29,000 |
32,000 |
90.63% |
Monaco
|
1 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
6 |
11 |
9,457,000 |
10,460,000 |
90.41% |
Portugal
|
21 |
3,000 |
936 |
3,936 |
147 |
1,376 |
5,963 |
4,395 |
12 |
11,749,000 |
13,112,000 |
89.60% |
Ecuador
|
24 |
1,076 |
721 |
1,797 |
74 |
1,381 |
4,617 |
1,208 |
13 |
34,480,000 |
38,631,000 |
89.25% |
Argentina
|
69 |
3,577 |
2,071 |
5,648 |
626 |
3,385 |
9,070 |
2,642 |
14 |
24,815,000 |
28,256,000 |
87.82% |
Venezuela
|
38 |
1,493 |
1,064 |
2,557 |
138 |
1,628 |
3,775 |
1,256 |
15 |
37,165,000 |
42,335,000 |
87.79% |
Spain
|
70 |
16,920 |
7,944 |
25,281 |
176 |
13,364 |
52,243 |
22,680 |
16 |
28,160,000 |
32,079,000 |
87.78% |
Peru
|
45 |
1,502 |
1,267 |
2,769 |
57 |
2,569 |
5,589 |
1,421 |
17 |
121,000 |
138,000 |
87.68% |
S�o Tom�
and Pr�ncipe |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
15 |
36 |
12 |
18 |
123,393,000 |
142,364,000 |
86.67% |
M�xico
|
90 |
11,016 |
3,602 |
14,618 |
744 |
6,509 |
29,051 |
6,101 |
19 |
388,000 |
448,000 |
86.61% |
Luxembourg |
1 |
180 |
68 |
248 |
7 |
80 |
566 |
275 |
20 |
38,406,000 |
44,508,000 |
86.29% |
Colombia
|
75 |
5,661 |
2,259 |
7,920 |
278 |
4,163 |
15,178 |
3,831 |
21 |
8,039,000 |
9,344,000 |
86.03% |
Dominican
Republic |
12 |
424 |
454 |
878 |
363 |
605 |
1,723 |
569 |
22 |
1,799,000 |
2,107,000 |
85.38% |
Panama
|
8 |
199 |
197 |
396 |
64 |
270 |
447 |
186 |
23 |
70,000 |
82,000 |
85.37% |
Seychelles |
1 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
53 |
17 |
24 |
8,253,000 |
9,737,000 |
84.76% |
Bolivia
|
18 |
482 |
631 |
1,113 |
83 |
1,130 |
2,563 |
583 |
25 |
3,763,000 |
4,513,000 |
83.38% |
Costa
Rica |
8 |
549 |
212 |
761 |
3 |
327 |
948 |
307 |
26 |
5,212,000 |
6,385,000 |
81.63% |
Nicaragua
|
8 |
296 |
123 |
419 |
27 |
219 |
1,028 |
252 |
27 |
1,623,000 |
1,997,000 |
81.27% |
Slovenia
|
3 |
854 |
296 |
1,150 |
8 |
372 |
741 |
803 |
28 |
69,630,000 |
85,930,000 |
81.03% |
Philippines |
86 |
5,037 |
2,298 |
7,335 |
11 |
5,694 |
12,102 |
2,909 |
29 |
2,766,000 |
3,457,000 |
80.01% |
Lithuania
|
8 |
681 |
98 |
779 |
4 |
145 |
773 |
677 |
30 |
5,790,000 |
7,288,000 |
79.45% |
Honduras
|
8 |
203 |
214 |
417 |
1 |
243 |
779 |
182 |
31 |
145,446,000 |
184,227,000 |
78.95% |
Brazil
|
268 |
9,951 |
6,902 |
16,853 |
1,456 |
13,282 |
32,827 |
9,222 |
32 |
10,304,000 |
13,453,000 |
76.59% |
Guatemala
|
14 |
430 |
641 |
1,071 |
7 |
1,040 |
2,645 |
448 |
33 |
4,161,000 |
5,467,000 |
76.11% |
Ireland
|
26 |
3,097 |
1,593 |
4,690 |
1 |
2,460 |
8,088 |
1,312 |
34 |
5,436,000 |
7,144,000 |
76.09% |
El
Salvador |
9 |
469 |
238 |
707 |
4 |
344 |
1,491 |
418 |
35 |
25,000 |
33,000 |
75.76% |
Liechtenstein |
1 |
19 |
10 |
29 |
|
10 |
57 |
10 |
36 |
7,775,000 |
10,292,000 |
75.54% |
Belgium
|
9 |
4,410 |
2,869 |
7,279 |
558 |
3,971 |
13,288 |
3,949 |
37 |
44,499,000 |
58,905,000 |
75.54% |
France
|
98 |
17,238 |
4,692 |
21,930 |
1,857 |
8,361 |
42,442 |
18,844 |
38 |
21,000 |
28,000 |
75.00% |
Gibraltar
|
1 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
4 |
9 |
6 |
39 |
3,867,000 |
5,259,000 |
73.53% |
Croatia
|
15 |
1,496 |
833 |
2,329 |
1 |
1,018 |
3,288 |
1,603 |
40 |
2,799,000 |
3,823,000 |
73.21% |
Puerto
Rico |
5 |
369 |
365 |
734 |
418 |
469 |
1,158 |
327 |
41 |
3,942,000 |
5,395,000 |
73.07% |
Slovakia
|
9 |
2,037 |
591 |
2,628 |
20 |
996 |
3,018 |
1,507 |
42 |
2,315,000 |
3,176,000 |
72.89% |
Uruguay
|
10 |
203 |
256 |
459 |
76 |
382 |
1,089 |
226 |
43 |
5,755,000 |
7,982,000 |
72.10% |
Austria
|
12 |
2,629 |
1,731 |
4,360 |
425 |
2,374 |
5,220 |
3,058 |
44 |
11,021,000 |
15,488,000 |
71.16% |
Chile
|
27 |
1,177 |
1,155 |
2,332 |
685 |
1,984 |
5,086 |
931 |
45 |
6,743,000 |
10,316,000 |
65.36% |
Ha�ti
|
9 |
400 |
291 |
691 |
4 |
682 |
1,789 |
296 |
46 |
4,567,000 |
6,999,000 |
65.25% |
Burundi
|
7 |
340 |
95 |
435 |
|
302 |
1,093 |
132 |
47 |
6,056,000 |
10,402,000 |
58.22% |
Hungary
|
16 |
1,845 |
330 |
2,175 |
52 |
483 |
1,237 |
2,221 |
48 |
971,000 |
1,811,000 |
53.62% |
Lesotho
|
4 |
67 |
80 |
147 |
|
150 |
653 |
86 |
49 |
2,077,000 |
4,114,000 |
50.49% |
Congo
|
7 |
176 |
62 |
238 |
1 |
152 |
232 |
158 |
50 |
6,330,000 |
12,544,000 |
50.46% |
Cuba
|
11 |
180 |
119 |
299 |
60 |
152 |
650 |
290 |
51 |
10,302,000 |
20,589,000 |
50.04% |
Angola
|
16 |
336 |
293 |
629 |
1 |
723 |
1,731 |
271 |
52 |
29,500,000 |
59,293,000 |
49.75% |
Congo
(Dem. Rep.) |
47 |
2,671 |
1,635 |
4,306 |
|
3,649 |
7,883 |
1,258 |
53 |
4,133,000 |
8,625,000 |
47.92% |
Rwanda
|
9 |
413 |
124 |
537 |
|
331 |
1,390 |
138 |
54 |
615,000 |
1,325,000 |
46.42% |
Gabon
|
6 |
57 |
61 |
118 |
1 |
95 |
167 |
64 |
55 |
3,186,000 |
6,914,000 |
46.08% |
Switzerland |
8 |
1,775 |
1,225 |
3,000 |
157 |
1,606 |
5,679 |
1,662 |
56 |
13,070,000 |
29,503,000 |
44.30% |
Canada
|
71 |
5,296 |
3,145 |
8,441 |
902 |
5,181 |
19,880 |
4,865 |
57 |
425,000 |
1,000,000 |
42.50% |
Syria
|
17 |
199 |
77 |
276 |
12 |
96 |
375 |
227 |
58 |
11,219,000 |
26,537,000 |
42.28% |
Uganda
|
19 |
1,253 |
331 |
1,584 |
2 |
1,183 |
2,989 |
436 |
59 |
3,519,000 |
10,284,000 |
34.22% |
Czech
Republic |
9 |
1,376 |
620 |
1,996 |
152 |
798 |
1,935 |
3,139 |
60 |
1,688,000 |
4,968,000 |
33.98% |
Papua New
Guinea |
19 |
185 |
328 |
513 |
7 |
672 |
861 |
305 |
61 |
26,297,000 |
82,727,000 |
31.79% |
Germany
|
29 |
14,323 |
4,042 |
18,365 |
2,494 |
5,875 |
31,811 |
12,488 |
62 |
5,042,000 |
16,117,000 |
31.28% |
Netherlands |
8 |
1,387 |
2,031 |
3,418 |
310 |
3,383 |
9,128 |
1,520 |
63 |
3,425,000 |
12,138,000 |
28.22% |
Zambia
|
10 |
283 |
354 |
637 |
1 |
596 |
1,596 |
265 |
64 |
703,000 |
2,500,000 |
28.12% |
Pacific
(Oceania) |
17 |
213 |
260 |
473 |
141 |
463 |
837 |
345 |
65 |
5,239,000 |
18,841,000 |
27.81% |
Australia
|
32 |
1,943 |
1,172 |
3,115 |
53 |
2,138 |
6,876 |
1,378 |
66 |
2,233,000 |
8,241,000 |
27.10% |
Antilles
|
21 |
287 |
337 |
624 |
81 |
518 |
1,055 |
465 |
67 |
10,465,000 |
39,204,000 |
26.69% |
Tanzania
|
30 |
1,441 |
699 |
2,140 |
1 |
1,745 |
7,591 |
847 |
68 |
310,000 |
1,178,000 |
26.32% |
Mauritius
|
2 |
61 |
40 |
101 |
|
74 |
244 |
49 |
69 |
4,287,000 |
17,109,000 |
25.06% |
Cameroon
|
23 |
902 |
504 |
1,406 |
16 |
1,019 |
1,958 |
740 |
70 |
1,483,000 |
5,968,000 |
24.85% |
Togo
|
7 |
321 |
127 |
448 |
|
337 |
735 |
151 |
71 |
8,018,000 |
32,296,000 |
24.83% |
Kenya
|
26 |
1,083 |
814 |
1,897 |
1 |
2,204 |
3,747 |
708 |
72 |
4,701,000 |
20,072,000 |
23.42% |
Madagascar |
20 |
498 |
645 |
1,143 |
|
1,494 |
3,930 |
314 |
73 |
1,646,000 |
7,155,000 |
23.00% |
Benin
|
10 |
394 |
107 |
501 |
|
227 |
939 |
212 |
74 |
793,000 |
3,492,000 |
22.71% |
Central
African Republic |
9 |
139 |
138 |
277 |
|
189 |
334 |
114 |
75 |
64,621,000 |
285,538,000 |
22.63% |
USA
|
194 |
30,207 |
14,699 |
44,906 |
14,362 |
21,698 |
71,250 |
19,081 |
76 |
4,314,000 |
19,318,000 |
22.33% |
Mozambique |
12 |
186 |
312 |
498 |
1 |
536 |
979 |
280 |
77 |
3,281,000 |
15,081,000 |
21.76% |
Malawi
|
7 |
281 |
127 |
408 |
|
265 |
963 |
147 |
78 |
91,000 |
437,000 |
20.82% |
Solomon
Islands |
3 |
38 |
29 |
67 |
|
43 |
95 |
27 |
79 |
430,000 |
2,381,000 |
18.06% |
Latvia
|
4 |
108 |
27 |
135 |
1 |
32 |
109 |
267 |
80 |
375,000 |
2,235,000 |
16.78% |
Namibia
|
3 |
19 |
63 |
82 |
45 |
97 |
399 |
91 |
81 |
464,000 |
2,981,000 |
15.57% |
Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
3 |
266 |
361 |
627 |
1 |
437 |
499 |
276 |
82 |
2,841,000 |
18,805,000 |
15.11% |
C�te
d'Ivoire |
14 |
652 |
237 |
889 |
6 |
533 |
831 |
287 |
83 |
17,906,000 |
124,517,000 |
14.38% |
Nigeria
|
50 |
3,678 |
759 |
4,437 |
6 |
1,938 |
3,716 |
2,041 |
84 |
2,675,000 |
21,520,000 |
12.43% |
Ghana
|
18 |
876 |
193 |
1,069 |
1 |
476 |
794 |
366 |
85 |
414,000 |
3,500,000 |
11.83% |
Iraq
|
15 |
142 |
37 |
179 |
9 |
71 |
424 |
119 |
86 |
1,545,000 |
13,169,000 |
11.73% |
Burkina
Faso |
13 |
559 |
157 |
716 |
|
491 |
1,218 |
141 |
87 |
459,000 |
3,945,000 |
11.63% |
New
Zealand |
7 |
317 |
201 |
518 |
9 |
366 |
944 |
271 |
88 |
1,030,000 |
10,310,000 |
9.99% |
Belarus
|
4 |
214 |
157 |
371 |
|
207 |
354 |
402 |
89 |
235,000 |
2,460,000 |
9.55% |
Albania
|
4 |
22 |
26 |
48 |
|
35 |
177 |
72 |
90 |
120,000 |
1,300,000 |
9.23% |
Guinea-Bissau |
2 |
13 |
54 |
67 |
|
78 |
133 |
30 |
91 |
4,019,000 |
44,028,000 |
9.13% |
Sudan
|
9 |
269 |
95 |
364 |
4 |
167 |
343 |
195 |
92 |
4,377,000 |
49,409,000 |
8.86% |
Korea
(South) |
18 |
2,672 |
539 |
3,211 |
|
1,472 |
8,397 |
1,366 |
93 |
720,000 |
8,178,000 |
8.80% |
Chad
|
8 |
131 |
111 |
242 |
|
157 |
375 |
109 |
94 |
1,282,000 |
14,580,000 |
8.79% |
Zimbabwe
|
8 |
183 |
220 |
403 |
12 |
528 |
1,049 |
208 |
95 |
1,875,000 |
21,709,000 |
8.64% |
Romania
|
12 |
1,551 |
182 |
1,733 |
4 |
437 |
1,326 |
1,430 |
96 |
4,787,000 |
56,276,000 |
8.51% |
Great
Britain |
32 |
4,031 |
1,622 |
5,653 |
612 |
2,177 |
7,109 |
3,099 |
97 |
4,766,000 |
64,915,000 |
7.34% |
Ukraine
|
19 |
2,348 |
411 |
2,770 |
11 |
665 |
1,095 |
4,026 |
98 |
5,658,000 |
82,312,000 |
6.87% |
Vi�t Nam
|
25 |
2,194 |
474 |
2,668 |
11 |
2,793 |
11,443 |
2,228 |
99 |
1,364,000 |
20,204,000 |
6.75% |
Sri Lanka
|
11 |
648 |
307 |
955 |
|
626 |
2,300 |
391 |
100 |
673,000 |
10,357,000 |
6.50% |
Senegal
|
7 |
267 |
127 |
394 |
|
336 |
719 |
125 |
101 |
3,101,000 |
48,770,000 |
6.36% |
South
Africa |
27 |
453 |
645 |
1,098 |
213 |
1,132 |
2,577 |
736 |
102 |
21,000 |
347,000 |
6.05% |
Brunei
Darussalam |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
103 |
158,000 |
2,650,000 |
5.96% |
Kuwait
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
104 |
165,000 |
2,850,000 |
5.79% |
Liberia
|
3 |
36 |
16 |
52 |
|
29 |
42 |
49 |
105 |
55,000 |
990,000 |
5.56% |
Swaziland
|
1 |
11 |
15 |
26 |
|
23 |
58 |
15 |
106 |
541,000 |
9,878,000 |
5.48% |
Serbia
and Montenegro |
7 |
205 |
46 |
251 |
7 |
57 |
319 |
265 |
107 |
83,000 |
1,735,000 |
4.78% |
Botswana
|
2 |
16 |
40 |
56 |
1 |
44 |
72 |
33 |
108 |
162,000 |
4,185,000 |
3.87% |
Singapore
|
1 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
|
132 |
202 |
30 |
109 |
784,000 |
24,740,000 |
3.17% |
Malaysia
|
8 |
179 |
48 |
227 |
1 |
101 |
558 |
142 |
110 |
6,439,000 |
204,229,000 |
3.15% |
Indonesia
|
37 |
1,317 |
1,721 |
3,038 |
13 |
4,146 |
7,372 |
1,130 |
111 |
186,000 |
5,966,000 |
3.12% |
Sierra
Leone |
3 |
69 |
51 |
120 |
|
80 |
39 |
61 |
112 |
148,000 |
4,968,000 |
2.98% |
Eritrea
|
3 |
80 |
252 |
332 |
|
347 |
562 |
110 |
113 |
1,300,000 |
47,760,000 |
2.72% |
Yemen
|
1 |
9 |
36 |
45 |
1 |
36 |
64 |
20 |
114 |
171,000 |
6,646,000 |
2.57% |
Guinea
|
3 |
80 |
19 |
99 |
|
36 |
100 |
56 |
115 |
35,000 |
1,680,000 |
2.08% |
Gambia
|
1 |
15 |
10 |
25 |
|
21 |
42 |
54 |
116 |
5,000 |
290,000 |
1.72% |
Iceland
|
1 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
|
5 |
34 |
4 |
117 |
144,000 |
8,977,000 |
1.60% |
Sweden
|
1 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
23 |
96 |
215 |
41 |
118 |
17,005,000 |
1,098,096,000 |
1.55% |
India
|
149 |
11,437 |
8,509 |
19,946 |
8 |
17,352 |
82,348 |
8,583 |
119 |
227,000 |
15,039,000 |
1.51% |
Mali
|
6 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
|
88 |
280 |
42 |
120 |
303,000 |
22,158,000 |
1.37% |
Taiwan
|
7 |
226 |
479 |
705 |
|
644 |
1,056 |
452 |
121 |
10,000 |
780,000 |
1.28% |
Cyprus
|
1 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
5 |
3 |
9 |
122 |
75,000 |
5,939,000 |
1.26% |
Libya
|
4 |
3 |
20 |
23 |
|
20 |
133 |
13 |
123 |
7,000 |
557,000 |
1.26% |
Djibouti
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
9 |
19 |
6 |
124 |
55,000 |
4,556,000 |
1.21% |
Norway
|
3 |
27 |
43 |
70 |
3 |
48 |
173 |
32 |
125 |
182,000 |
15,889,000 |
1.15% |
Kazakhstan |
4 |
45 |
29 |
74 |
|
40 |
100 |
46 |
126 |
123,000 |
11,862,000 |
1.04% |
Greece
|
11 |
53 |
37 |
90 |
3 |
65 |
124 |
86 |
127 |
603,000 |
58,304,000 |
1.03% |
Myanmar
|
12 |
515 |
29 |
544 |
|
159 |
1,454 |
290 |
128 |
74,000 |
8,000,000 |
.93% |
Bulgaria
|
3 |
17 |
35 |
52 |
|
43 |
87 |
56 |
129 |
533,000 |
59,862,000 |
.89% |
Ethiopia
|
10 |
189 |
289 |
478 |
1 |
461 |
596 |
246 |
130 |
2,964,000 |
397,673,000 |
.75% |
China
|
117 |
2,270 |
2,289 |
4,559 |
6 |
1,933 |
6,079 |
2,335 |
131 |
1,191,000 |
165,809,000 |
.72% |
Pakistan
|
7 |
122 |
112 |
234 |
1 |
208 |
662 |
114 |
132 |
35,000 |
5,501,000 |
.64% |
Denmark
|
1 |
39 |
38 |
77 |
5 |
43 |
222 |
50 |
133 |
39,000 |
6,524,000 |
.60% |
Laos
|
4 |
12 |
|
12 |
|
2 |
83 |
77 |
134 |
14,000 |
2,350,000 |
.60% |
Macedonia
|
2 |
12 |
3 |
15 |
|
3 |
32 |
7 |
135 |
789,000 |
147,125,000 |
.54% |
Russian
Federation |
5 |
126 |
142 |
268 |
3 |
193 |
309 |
426 |
136 |
20,000 |
4,247,000 |
.47% |
Moldova
|
1 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
18 |
40 |
11 |
137 |
292,000 |
63,922,000 |
.46% |
Thailand
|
10 |
433 |
229 |
662 |
|
434 |
1,439 |
436 |
138 |
4,000 |
907,000 |
.44% |
Comoros
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
139 |
509,000 |
127,851,000 |
.40% |
Japan
|
16 |
501 |
1,088 |
1,589 |
12 |
1,407 |
6,263 |
848 |
140 |
5,000 |
1,370,000 |
.36% |
Estonia
|
1 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
|
5 |
21 |
6 |
141 |
283,000 |
119,062,000 |
.24% |
Bangladesh |
6 |
126 |
131 |
257 |
|
226 |
1,059 |
81 |
142 |
20,000 |
9,700,000 |
.21% |
Tunisia
|
1 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
|
25 |
139 |
11 |
143 |
21,000 |
12,571,000 |
.17% |
Cambodia
|
3 |
6 |
36 |
42 |
|
47 |
72 |
36 |
144 |
8,000 |
5,206,000 |
.15% |
Finland
|
1 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
12 |
36 |
7 |
145 |
4,000 |
2,600,000 |
.15% |
Mauritania |
1 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
|
10 |
34 |
6 |
146 |
16,000 |
11,880,000 |
.13% |
Niger
|
2 |
14 |
30 |
44 |
|
35 |
81 |
17 |
147 |
23,000 |
31,700,000 |
.07% |
Morocco
|
2 |
6 |
40 |
46 |
|
56 |
239 |
40 |
148 |
7,000 |
24,421,000 |
.03% |
Nepal
|
1 |
9 |
40 |
49 |
|
56 |
115 |
42 |
149 |
- |
21,000,000 |
.00% |
Afghanistan |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
150 |
- |
7,558,000 |
.00% |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
151 |
3,000 |
31,135,000 |
.01% |
Algeria
|
4 |
36 |
56 |
92 |
1 |
77 |
195 |
37 |
152 |
- |
400,000 |
.00% |
Western
Sahara |
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
153 |
- |
2,000 |
.00% |
Falkland
Islands (Malvinas) |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
154 |
- |
4,822,000 |
.00% |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
5 |
5 |
16 |
155 |
- |
2,400,000 |
.00% |
Mongolia
|
1 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
|
14 |
27 |
3 |
156 |
- |
5,000 |
.00% |
Saint
Helena |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
157 |
- |
6,500,000 |
.00% |
Somalia
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
158 |
- |
6,155,000 |
.00% |
Tajikistan |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
159 |
- |
5,000,000 |
.00% |
Turkmenistan |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
Note: The table above is generated with the most recent data available
for each diocese. Dioceses with incomplete data may be excluded which will lower
the totals for its Country.
Highest percentage of Catholics per state population.
|
|
|
|
|
Ranking
|
Percentage of Catholics per State population
|
State
|
Number of Catholics
|
Outlawed Sodomy
|
1
|
59.2%
|
Rhode Island
|
640,274
|
No
|
2
|
42.7%
|
Massachusetts
|
4,865,216
|
No
|
3
|
41.1%
|
New Jersey
|
3,605,265
|
No
|
4
|
38.7%
|
Connecticut
|
1,357,992
|
No
|
5
|
37.6%
|
New York
|
7,433,366
|
No
|
6
|
29.9%
|
Illinois
|
3,867,102
|
Yes
|
7
|
29.4%
|
Pennsylvania
|
3,614,694
|
No
|
8
|
29.2%
|
Texas
|
6,742,690
|
Yes
|
9
|
29.0%
|
Wisconsin
|
1,605,155
|
No
|
10
|
28.8%
|
California
|
10,906,992
|
Yes
|
11
|
27.7%
|
Nevada
|
661,300
|
|
12
|
26.1%
|
Louisiana - 2005 total
|
816,260
|
|
13
|
24.0%
|
New Hampshire
|
314,471
|
No
|
14
|
22.2%
|
North Dakota
|
145,789
|
Yes
|
15
|
21.9%
|
Washington, D.C.
|
575,824
|
|
16
|
21.5%
|
Minnesota
|
1,093,533
|
Yes
|
17
|
21.4%
|
New Mexico
|
494,449
|
|
18
|
21.4%
|
Nebraska
|
375,808
|
Yes
|
19
|
20.5%
|
Michigan
|
2,064,103
|
Yes
|
20
|
20.5%
|
South Dakota
|
154,435
|
Yes
|
21
|
19.0%
|
Vermont
|
118,000
|
|
22
|
18.5%
|
Ohio
|
2,128,619
|
Yes
|
23
|
18.3%
|
Delaware
|
230,000
|
Yes
|
24
|
17.1%
|
Iowa
|
494,698
|
Yes
|
25
|
16.9%
|
Maryland
|
517,679
|
Yes
|
26
|
15.7%
|
Arizona
|
908,123
|
Yes
|
27
|
15.1%
|
Kansas
|
406,916
|
Yes
|
28
|
15.1%
|
Maine
|
193,228
|
Yes
|
29
|
14.7%
|
Missouri
|
835,581
|
Yes
|
30
|
14.7%
|
Colorado
|
666,213
|
Yes
|
31
|
12.7%
|
Florida
|
2,265,450
|
Yes
|
32
|
12.3%
|
Indiana
|
767,349
|
Yes
|
33
|
12.1%
|
Oregon
|
432,170
|
Yes
|
34
|
12.1%
|
Montana
|
110,409
|
Yes
|
35
|
12.0%
|
Washington State
|
745,614
|
Yes
|
36
|
11.3%
|
Hawaii
|
143,240
|
Yes
|
37
|
10.4%
|
Idaho
|
148,100
|
Yes
|
38
|
9.7%
|
Kentucky
|
387,062
|
Yes
|
39
|
9.7%
|
Wyoming
|
49,121
|
Yes
|
40
|
8.7%
|
Alaska
|
55,643
|
Yes
|
41
|
8.3%
|
Utah
|
200,000
|
Yes
|
42
|
8.1%
|
Virginia
|
620,399
|
Yes
|
43
|
5.1%
|
Georgia
|
441,749
|
Yes
|
44
|
4.6%
|
Oklahoma
|
160,878
|
Yes
|
45
|
4.6%
|
West Virginia
|
82,749
|
Yes
|
46
|
4.0%
|
Mississippi
|
117,942
|
Yes
|
47
|
3.9%
|
North Carolina
|
336,738
|
Yes
|
48
|
3.9%
|
Arkansas
|
107,524
|
Yes
|
49
|
3.7%
|
South Carolina
|
157,450
|
Yes
|
50
|
3.4%
|
Alabama
|
153,939
|
Yes
|
51
|
3.2%
|
Tennessee
|
190,684
|
Yes
|
From the L. A. Times
1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million
people)are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they
are
predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal
aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican
nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in
garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most
likely
illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L. A. Are Spanish speaking.
10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak
Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County )
(All 10 of the above are from the Los Angeles Times)
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on
welfare. Over 70% of the United States ' annual population growth (and
over
90% of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration. 29%
of
inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.
And this is only one State...
And you wonder why Nancy Pelosi wants them to become voters!

|


























|