Apostolic Trip of His Holiness Francis to Chile and Peru (15 to 22 January 2018) - Statistics, 11.01.2018
Statistics of the Catholic Church in Chile and Peru 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 Chile and Peru as of 31 December 2015:
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Area (km2)
|
756,626
|
1,285,216
|
Population (in thousands)
|
18,006
|
31,152
|
Density (inhabitants/km2)
|
24
|
24
|
Catholics (in thousands)
|
13,329
|
27,911
|
Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
74.0
|
89.6
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
27
|
45
|
Parishes
|
960
|
1,645
|
Other pastoral centres
|
3,779
|
6,303
|
Catholics per pastoral centre
|
2,813
|
3,512
|
Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Bishops (Situation on 15.12.2017)
|
50
|
68
|
Diocesan priests
|
1,175
|
2,088
|
Religious priests
|
1,108
|
1,273
|
Total priests
|
2,283
|
3,361
|
Permanent deacons
|
1,138
|
65
|
Men religious (other than priests)
|
546
|
422
|
Professed women religious
|
4,006
|
5,568
|
Members of secular Institutes
|
472
|
179
|
Lay missionaries
|
1,473
|
11,120
|
Catechists
|
43,547
|
51,367
|
Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Catholics per priest
|
5,838
|
8,304
|
Catholics per pastoral worker
|
249
|
387
|
Priests per pastoral centre
|
0.48
|
0.42
|
Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate
|
4.36
|
4.75
|
Table 4 – Priestly vocations
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Minor seminarians
|
39
|
689
|
Major seminarians
|
568
|
1,539
|
Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants
|
3.15
|
4.94
|
Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics
|
4.26
|
5.51
|
Major seminarians per 100 priests
|
24.88
|
45.79
|
Table 5 – Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Schools:
|
|
|
Pre-school and primary
|
957
|
995
|
Lower middle and secondary
|
597
|
524
|
Higher and university
|
27
|
90
|
|
|
|
Students in:
|
|
|
Pre-school and primary schools
|
258,366
|
248,171
|
Lower middle and secondary schools
|
392,582
|
196,165
|
Higher and university institutes
|
321,105
|
68,768
|
Table 6 – Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Hospitals
|
18
|
38
|
Clinics
|
39
|
323
|
Leper colonies
|
1
|
4
|
Homes for the elderly and disabled
|
318
|
90
|
Orphanages and nurseries
|
205
|
244
|
Family consultation centres
|
30
|
145
|
Special centres of social education or rehabilitation
|
43
|
36
|
Other institutions
|
447
|
581
|
|
|
