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Ecumenical Pilgrimage of His Holiness Francis to Geneva (21 June 2018) – Statistics, 16.06.2018

Statistics of the Catholic Church in Geneva as of 31 December 2015 (from the Central Office for Church Statistics)

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

Table 5 – Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

Table 6 – Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

 

The following are some statistical data relating to the situation of the Catholic Church in Geneva as of 31 December 2015:

 

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

Area (km2)

41,284

Population (in thousands)

8,327

Density (inhabitants/km2)

202

Catholics (in thousands)

3,398

Catholics per 100 inhabitants

40.8

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions

8

Parishes

1,632

Other pastoral centres

141

Catholics per pastoral centre

1,917

 

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

Bishops1

22

Diocesan priests

1,451

Religious priests

796

Total priests

2,247

Permanent deacons

265

Men religious (other than priests)

214

Professed women religious

4,446

Members of secular Institutes

187

Lay missionaries

400

Catechists

1,515

 

[1] Situation on 31.12.2017

 

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

Catholics per priest

1,512

Catholics per pastoral worker

366

Priests per pastoral centre

1.27

Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate

24.4

 

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

Minor seminarians

5

Major seminarians

130

Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants

 

1.56

Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics

3.83

Major seminarians per 100 priests

5.79

 

Table 5 – Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

Schools:

 

Pre-school and primary

22

Lower middle and secondary

14

Higher and university

4

 

 

Students in:

 

Pre-school and primary schools

3,126

Lower middle and secondary schools

3,389

Higher and university institutes

1,319

 

Table 6 – Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

Hospitals

2

Homes for the elderly and disabled

11

Orphanages and nurseries

10

Family consultation centres

4

Special centres of social education or rehabilitation

2

Other institutions

10