Statistics of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan as of 31 December 2020 (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 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
Area (km2)
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2,724,900
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Population (in thousands)
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18,756
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Density (inhabitants/km2)
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7
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Catholics (in thousands)
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125
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Catholics per 100 inhabitants
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0.01
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Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
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5
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Parishes
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81
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Other pastoral centres
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146
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Catholics per pastoral centre
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550
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Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
Bishops (situation at 31.12.2021)
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6
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Diocesan priests
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78
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Religious priests
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26
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Total priests
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104
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Permanent deacons
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1
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Men religious (other than priests)
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5
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Professed women religious
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133
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Members of secular Institutes
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-
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Lay missionaries
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18
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Catechists
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50
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Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
Catholics per priest
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1,198
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Catholics per pastoral worker
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394
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Priests per pastoral centre
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0.46
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Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate
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34.7
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Table 4 – Priestly vocations
Minor seminarians
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2
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Major seminarians
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7
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Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants
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0.04
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Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics
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5.62
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Major seminarians per 100 priests
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6.73
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Table 5 – Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Schools:
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Pre-school and primary
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3
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Lower middle and secondary
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1
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Higher and university
|
1
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Students in:
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Pre-school and primary schools
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35
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Lower middle and secondary schools
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150
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Higher and university institutes
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7
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Table 6 – Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Hospitals
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-
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Clinics
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2
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Leper colonies
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-
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Homes for the elderly and disabled
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2
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Orphanages and nurseries
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3
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Family consultation centres
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2
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Special centres of social education or rehabilitation
|
1
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Other institutions
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33
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