Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea - Statistics, 09.04.2026
Statistics of the Catholic Church in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024 (from the Central Office of Church Statistics)
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastic structure in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
Table 2 - People engaged in activities of the apostolate in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
Table 3 - Indicators of pastoral workload in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
Table 4 – Priestly vocations in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
Table 5 - Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
Table 6 - Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
The following are some statistical data regarding the situation of the Catholic Church in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024:
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastic structure in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
|
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Area (km²)
|
2,381,741
|
475,442
|
1,246,700
|
28,051
|
Population
(in thousands)
|
46,794
|
28,759
|
35,122
|
1,669
|
Density (inhabitants/Km2)
|
20
|
60
|
28
|
59
|
Catholics (in thousands)
|
9
|
8,303
|
20,310
|
1,248
|
Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
0.02
|
28.87
|
57.83
|
74.78
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
4
|
26
|
20
|
5
|
Parishes
|
29
|
1,426
|
519
|
99
|
Other pastoral centres
|
5
|
3,019
|
1,483
|
568
|
Catholics per pastoral centre
|
257
|
1,868
|
10,145
|
1,871
|
Table 2 - People engaged in activities of the apostolate in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
|
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
Bishops¹
|
9
|
35
|
27
|
6
|
Diocesan priests
|
12
|
2,388
|
1,007
|
172
|
Religious priests
|
48
|
912
|
504
|
93
|
Priests in total
|
60
|
3,300
|
1,511
|
265
|
Permanent deacons
|
1
|
21
|
18
|
3
|
Men religious (other than professed priests)
|
18
|
260
|
340
|
28
|
Professed women religious
|
105
|
3,331
|
2,460
|
169
|
Members of Secular Institutes
|
-
|
33
|
8
|
1
|
Lay missionaries
|
20
|
108
|
43
|
19
|
Catechists
|
6
|
26,328
|
56,559
|
790
|
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¹ Situation as of 28.02.2026
Table 3 - Indicators of pastoral workload in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
|
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
Catholics per priest
|
146
|
2.516
|
13,441
|
4,709
|
Catholics per pastoral worker
|
41
|
248
|
333
|
974
|
Priests per pastoral centre
|
1.76
|
0.74
|
0.76
|
0.40
|
Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate
|
30.9
|
10.0
|
2.5
|
21.2
|
| Table 4 – Priestly vocations in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024 |
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Minor seminarians
|
-
|
1,831
|
1,598
|
52
|
Major seminarians
|
4
|
2,218
|
2,366
|
105
|
Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants
|
0.01
|
7.71
|
6.74
|
6.29
|
Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics
|
45.77
|
26.71
|
11.65
|
8.41
|
Major seminarians per 100 priests
|
6.67
|
67.21
|
156.59
|
39.62
|
Table 5 - Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
|
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Schools:
|
|
|
|
|
- Pre-school and primary
|
3
|
1,668
|
389
|
86
|
- Middle and secondary
|
2
|
276
|
131
|
31
|
- Higher education and universities
|
9
|
34
|
10
|
3
|
Students of:
|
|
|
|
|
- Pre-school and primary
|
230
|
299,586
|
321,122
|
17,617
|
- Middle and secondary
|
100
|
127,871
|
121,218
|
8,129
|
- Higher education and universities
|
2,617
|
15,842
|
24,233
|
112
|
Table 6 - Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea as of 31 December 2024
|
|
Algeria
|
Cameroon
|
Angola
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
Hospitals
|
-
|
59
|
48
|
-
|
Clinics
|
1
|
279
|
76
|
9
|
Leper colonies
|
-
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
Homes for the elderly and disabled
|
2
|
12
|
12
|
3
|
Orphanages and nurseries
|
5
|
42
|
112
|
6
|
Family consultation centres
|
1
|
21
|
5
|
-
|
Special social education or rehabilitation centres
|
-
|
30
|
5
|
1
|
Other institutions
|
9
|
138
|
70
|
15
|
|
|
