The Catholic Church in the World

Europe

North America
Central America
South America

Asia
Middle East

Africa

Oceania
Europe

Åland Islands (Fin.) Åland Islands | Albania Albania | Andorra Andorra | Austria Austria | Belarus Belarus | Belgium Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria Bulgaria | Croatia Croatia | Czechia Czechia | Denmark Denmark | England (U.K.) England | Estonia Estonia | Faroe Islands (Den.) Faroe Islands | Finland Finland | France France | Germany Germany | Gibraltar (U.K.) Gibraltar | Greece Greece | Guernsey (U.K.) Guernsey | Hungary Hungary | Iceland Iceland | Ireland Ireland | Isle of Man (U.K.) Isle of Man | Italy Italy | Jersey (U.K.) Jersey | Kosovo Kosovo | Latvia Latvia | Liechtenstein Liechtenstein | Lithuania Lithuania | Luxembourg Luxembourg | Malta Malta | Moldova Moldova | Monaco Monaco | Montenegro Montenegro | Netherlands Netherlands | North Macedonia North Macedonia | Northern Ireland (U.K.) Northern Ireland | Norway Norway | Poland Poland | Portugal Portugal | Romania Romania | Russia Russia | San Marino San Marino | Scotland (U.K.) Scotland | Serbia Serbia | Slovakia Slovakia | Slovenia Slovenia | Spain Spain | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Nor.) Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Sweden Sweden | Switzerland Switzerland | Ukraine Ukraine | United Kingdom United Kingdom | Vatican City State Vatican City State | Wales (U.K.) Wales

North America

Bermuda (U.K.) Bermuda | Canada Canada | Greenland (Den.) Greenland | Mexico Mexico | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Fr.) Saint Pierre and Miquelon | USA USA

Central America

Anguilla (U.K.) Anguilla | Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas Bahamas | Barbados Barbados | Belize Belize | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Neth.) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | British Virgin Islands (U.K.) British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands (U.K.) Cayman Islands | Costa Rica Costa Rica | Cuba Cuba | Dominica Dominica | Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | El Salvador El Salvador | Grenada Grenada | Guadeloupe (Fr.) Guadeloupe | Guatemala Guatemala | Haiti Haiti | Honduras Honduras | Jamaica Jamaica | Martinique (Fr.) Martinique | Montserrat (U.K.) Montserrat | Nicaragua Nicaragua | Panama Panama | Puerto Rico (U.S.) Puerto Rico | Saint Barthélemy (Fr.) Saint Barthélemy | Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia Saint Lucia | Saint Martin (Fr.) Saint Martin | Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saint Vincent and Grenadines | Sint Maarten (Neth.) Sint Maarten | Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.) Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S.) U.S. Virgin Islands

South America

Argentina Argentina | Aruba (Neth.) Aruba | Bolivia Bolivia | Brazil Brazil | Chile Chile | Colombia Colombia | Curaçao (Neth.) Curaçao | Ecuador Ecuador | Falkland Islands (U.K.) Falkland Islands | French Guiana (Fr.) French Guiana | Guyana Guyana | Paraguay Paraguay | Peru Peru | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (U.K.) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Suriname Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay Uruguay | Venezuela Venezuela

Antarctica

Antarctica Antarctica

Africa

Algeria Algeria | Angola Angola | Benin Benin | Botswana Botswana | Bouvet Island (Nor.) Bouvet Island | Burkina Faso Burkina Faso | Burundi Burundi | Cabo Verde Cabo Verde | Cameroon Cameroon | Central African Republic Central African Republic | Chad Chad | Comoros Comoros | Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville | Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa | Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire | Djibouti Djibouti | Egypt Egypt | Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea Eritrea | Eswatini Eswatini | Ethiopia Ethiopia | French Southern Territories (Fr.) French Southern Territories | Gabon Gabon | Gambia Gambia | Ghana Ghana | Guinea Guinea | Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau | Kenya Kenya | Lesotho Lesotho | Liberia Liberia | Libya Libya | Madagascar Madagascar | Malawi Malawi | Mali Mali | Mauritania Mauritania | Mauritius Mauritius | Mayotte (Fr.) Mayotte | Morocco Morocco | Mozambique Mozambique | Namibia Namibia | Niger Niger | Nigeria Nigeria | Réunion (Fr.) Réunion | Rwanda Rwanda | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (U.K.) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal Senegal | Seychelles Seychelles | Sierra Leone Sierra Leone | Somalia Somalia | South Africa South Africa | South Sudan South Sudan | Sudan Sudan | Tanzania Tanzania | Togo Togo | Tunisia Tunisia | Uganda Uganda | Western Sahara Western Sahara | Zambia Zambia | Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan Afghanistan | Armenia Armenia | Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | Bahrain Bahrain | Bangladesh Bangladesh | Bhutan Bhutan | British Indian Ocean Territory (U.K.) British Indian Ocean Territory | Brunei Brunei | Cambodia Cambodia | China China | Christmas Island (Australia) Christmas Island | Cocos Islands (Australia) Cocos Islands | Cyprus Cyprus | Georgia Georgia | Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong | India India | Indonesia Indonesia | Iran Iran | Iraq Iraq | Israel Israel | Japan Japan | Jordan Jordan | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | Kuwait Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | Laos Laos | Lebanon Lebanon | Macau (China) Macau | Malaysia Malaysia | Maldives Maldives | Mongolia Mongolia | Myanmar Myanmar | Nepal Nepal | North Korea North Korea | Oman Oman | Pakistan Pakistan | Palestine Palestine | Philippines Philippines | Qatar Qatar | Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia | Singapore Singapore | South Korea South Korea | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka | Syria Syria | Taiwan Taiwan | Tajikistan Tajikistan | Thailand Thailand | Timor-Leste Timor-Leste | Turkiye Turkiye | Turkmenistan Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan Uzbekistan | Vietnam Vietnam | Yemen Yemen

Oceania

American Samoa (U.S.) American Samoa | Australia Australia | Cook Islands (N.Z.) Cook Islands | Fiji Fiji | French Polynesia (Fr.) French Polynesia | Guam (U.S.) Guam | Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Kiribati Kiribati | Marshall Islands Marshall Islands | Micronesia Micronesia | Nauru Nauru | New Caledonia (Fr.) New Caledonia | New Zealand New Zealand | Niue (N.Z.) Niue | Norfolk Island (Australia) Norfolk Island | Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) Northern Mariana Islands | Palau Palau | Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea | Pitcairn Islands (U.K.) Pitcairn Islands | Samoa Samoa | Solomon Islands Solomon Islands | Tokelau (N.Z.) Tokelau | Tonga Tonga | Tuvalu Tuvalu | U.S. Minor Islands (U.S.) U.S. Minor Islands | Vanuatu Vanuatu | Wallis and Futuna (Fr.) Wallis and Futuna

Latin Rite

Papal See Roman Rite
Metr. Archdiocese Ambrosian Rite
Metr. Archdiocese Mozarabic Rite
Personal Ordinariate Anglican Use

Eastern Rite

Alexandrian Rite

Patriarchate Coptic Church (Patriarchal)
Metropolitanate Eritrean Church (Metropolitan)
Metropolitanate Ethiopic Church (Metropolitan)

Antiochian Rite

Patriarchate Maronite Church (Patriarchal)
Major Archdiocese Syro-Malankar Church (Major Archiepiscopal)
Patriarchate Syriac Church (Patriarchal)

Armenian Rite

Patriarchate Armenian Church (Patriarchal)

Chaldean or Syro-Oriental Rite

Patriarchate Chaldean Church (Patriarchal)
Major Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Church (Major Archiepiscopal)

Constantinian or Byzantine Rite

Apostolic Administration Belarussian Church
Diocese Bulgarian Church (Eparchial)
Diocese Byzantine Church in Croatia and Serbia (Eparchial)
Diocese Byzantine Church in Italy (Eparchial)
Apostolic Administration Byzantine Church in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Apostolic Exarchate Greek Church
Patriarchate Greek-Melkite Church (Patriarchal)
Metropolitanate Hungarian Church (Metropolitan)
Diocese Macedonian Church (Eparchial)
Major Archdiocese Romanian Church (Major Archiepiscopal)
Apostolic Exarchate Russian Church
Metropolitanate Ruthenian Church (Metropolitan)
Metropolitanate Slovak Church (Metropolitan)
Major Archdiocese Ukrainian Church (Major Archiepiscopal)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 135,700,732 km²

Catholic Population: 1,375,839,500 Catholics (17.6% of 7,799,767,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 225,406 parishes, 134,098 mission stations (3,241 with resident priest, 130,857 without resident priest), 98,012 other centres

Clergy: 5,340 bishops (2,671 diocesan, 2,669 titular), 407,872 priests (279,610 diocesan, 128,262 religious), 49,176 permanent deacons (48,575 diocesan, 601 religious)

Non-Clergy: 658,732 religious (49,774 brothers, 608,958 sisters), 20,281 members of secular institutes (593 brothers, 19,688 sisters), 109,895 major seminarians, 410,449 missionaries, 2,877,652 catechists

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