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Apostolic Trip of His Holiness Francis to Myanmar and Bangladesh (27 to 30 November 2017), 17.11.2017

Statistics of the Catholic Church in Myanmar and Bangladesh 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 Myanmar and Bangladesh as of 31 December 2015:

 

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Area (km2)

676,578

143,998

Population (in thousands)

51,790

153,998

Density (inhabitants/km2)

77

1,104

Catholics (in thousands)

659

375

Catholics per 100 inhabitants

1.27

0.24

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions

16

8

Parishes

384

106

Other pastoral centres

43

374

Catholics per pastoral centre

1,544

781

 

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Bishops (situation on 31.10.2017)

22

12

Diocesan priests

777

189

Religious priests

111

183

Total priests

888

372

Permanent deacons

2

-

Men religious (other than priests)

128

111

Professed women religious

1,961

1,269

Members of secular Institutes

1

1

Lay missionaries

601

1,210

Catechists

3,056

1,427

 

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Catholics per priest

742

1,007

Catholics per pastoral worker

99

85

Priests per pastoral centre

2.1

0.78

Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate

13.7

8.7

 

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Minor seminarians

698

671

Major seminarians

394

122

Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants

 

0.76

0.1

Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics

59.79

32.5

Major seminarians per 100 priests

44.37

32.8

 

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

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Schools:

 

 

Pre-school and primary

369

647

Lower middle and secondary

4

84

Higher and university

2

14

 

 

 

Students in:

 

 

Pre-school and primary schools

13,327

74,224

Lower middle and secondary schools

386

49,720

Higher and university institutes

128

12,014

 

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

 

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Hospitals

6

10

Clinics

65

74

Leper colonies

3

9

Homes for the elderly and disabled

13

14

Orphanages and nurseries

390

89

Family consultation centres

2

25

Special centres of social education or rehabilitation

70

8

Other institutions

19

124