Statistics of the Catholic Church in Malta 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)
|
316
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Population (in thousands)
|
478
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Density (inhabitants/km2)
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1,513
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Catholics (in thousands)
|
408
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Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
85.2
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
2
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Parishes
|
85
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Other pastoral centres
|
10
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Catholics per pastoral centre
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4,295
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Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
Bishops (situation at 31.10.2021)
|
6
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Diocesan priests
|
411
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Religious priests
|
305
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Total priests
|
716
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Permanent deacons
|
-
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Men religious (other than priests)
|
33
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Professed women religious
|
797
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Members of secular Institutes
|
35
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Lay missionaries
|
-
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Catechists
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1,249
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Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
Catholics per priest
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569
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Catholics per pastoral worker
|
327
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Priests per pastoral centre
|
7.54
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Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate
|
25.5
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Table 4 – Priestly vocations
Minor seminarians
|
-
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Major seminarians
|
48
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Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants
|
10.03
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Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics
|
11.78
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Major seminarians per 100 priests
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6.70
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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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48
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Lower middle and secondary
|
24
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Higher and university
|
2
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|
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