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Apostolic Trip of His Holiness Francis to Morocco (30 to 31 March 2019) - Statistics, 28.03.2019

Statistics of the Catholic Church in Morocco as of 31 December 2017 (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 Morocco as of 31 December 2017:

 

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

Area (km2)

446,550

Population (in thousands)

34,852

Density (inhabitants/km2)

78

Catholics (in thousands)

23

Catholics per 100 inhabitants

0.07

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions

2

Parishes

35

Other pastoral centres

-

Catholics per pastoral centre

657

 

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

Bishops (situation on 31.12.2018)

4

Diocesan priests

15

Religious priests

31

Total priests

46

Permanent deacons

-

Men religious (other than priests)

10

Professed women religious

178

Members of secular Institutes

6

Lay missionaries

3

Catechists

2

 

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

Catholics per priest

500

Catholics per pastoral worker

92

Priests per pastoral centre

1.31

Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate

20.0

 

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

Minor seminarians

-

Major seminarians

14

Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants

 

0.04

Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics

61

Major seminarians per 100 priests

30.4

 

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

Schools:

 

Pre-school and primary

26

Lower middle and secondary

8

Higher and university

-

 

 

Students in:

 

Pre-school and primary schools

10,220

Lower middle and secondary schools

1,671

Higher and university institutes

-

 

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

Hospitals

1

Clinics

7

Leper colonies

-

Homes for the elderly and disabled

2

Orphanages and nurseries

10

Family consultation centres

-

Special centres of social education or rehabilitation

-

Other institutions

5