Statistics of the Catholic Church in the Principality of Monaco as of 31 December 2024 (from the Central Office of Church Statistics)

The following are some statistical data regarding the situation of the Catholic Church in the Principality of Monaco as of 31 December 2024:

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

Area (km²)

2.02

Population

(in thousands)

38.4

Density (inhabitants/Km2)

19.010

Catholics (in thousands)

31.5

Catholics per 100 inhabitants

82,0

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions

1

Parrocchie

6

Other pastoral centres

3

Catholics per pastoral centre

3.500

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

Bishops¹

1

Diocesan priests

19

Religious priests

8

Total priests

27

Permanent deacons

3

Men religious other than priests

-

Professed women religious

11

Members of secular institutes

-

Lay missionaries

-

Catechists

45

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

Catholics per priest

1.167

Catholics per pastoral worker

362

Priests per pastoral centre

3

Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate

32,2

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

Minor seminarians

-

Major seminarians

2

Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants

5,21

Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics

6,35

Major seminarians per 100 priests

7,41

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

Schools:

- Pre-school and primary

4

- Middle and secondary

1

- Higher education and university

-

Students in:

- Pre-school and primary schools

597

- Middle and secondary

747

- Institutes of Higher Education and Universities

-

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

Hospitals

3

Clinics

-

Leper colonies

-

Homes for the elderly and disabled

5

Orphanages and nurseries

16

Family consultation centres

-

Special social education or rehabilitation centres

1

Other institutions

-