03/05/2005, 00.00
china - vatican
Send to a friend

Estimated statistics for the Catholic Church in China (2004)*

Catholics: 12.000.000

Dioceses: 138

Bishops: 120 (average age 74)

            Underground:  46

            Official: 74

Priests: 2740

            Underground:  1000

            Official: 1740

Sisters: 5200

            Underground:  1700

            Official: 3500

Seminarians (2003): 1380

            Underground:  800

            Official: 580

Novicies (2003): 1600

            Underground:  800

            Official: 800

* Sources: AsiaNews – Holy Spirit Study Centre, Hong Kong.

TAGs
Send to a friend
Printable version
CLOSE X
See also
Petition to Chinese Parliament: free bishops and priests
05/03/2005
List of bishops and priests in prison, isolation or labour camps
05/03/2005
Dissidents to be freed as part of New Year reprieve
01/02/2005
Catholic music to promote dialogue in Ambon, the city of sectarian violence
17/10/2018 13:29
N Koreans hold Mass for late Pope
11/04/2005


Asia Today
Newsletter

Subscribe to Asia News updates or change your preferences

Subscribe now
TOP10
“L’Asia: ecco il nostro comune compito per il terzo millennio!” - Giovanni Paolo II, da “Alzatevi, andiamo”