Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru (6 – 17 November 2026) - Statistics, 03.11.2026
Pastoral statistics for the Catholic Church in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 1980 to 2024 (Compiled by the Central Office for Church Statistics):
Uruguay
DESCRIPTION
|
YEARS
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
2010
|
2020
|
2024
|
Area (km²)
|
177,414
|
177,414
|
177,414
|
177,414
|
177,414
|
177,414
|
Population
|
2,900,000
|
3,090,000
|
3,330,000
|
3,357,000
|
3,531,000
|
3,579,000
|
Baptized Catholics
|
2,280,000
|
2,419,000
|
2,507,000
|
2,585,000
|
2,718,000
|
2,754,000
|
Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
78.6
|
78.3
|
75.3
|
77.0
|
77.0
|
76.9
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
Parishes
|
224
|
226
|
229
|
234
|
236
|
238
|
Bishops
|
12
|
16
|
14
|
18
|
19
|
19
|
Diocesan priests
|
198
|
231
|
221
|
252
|
222
|
203
|
Religious priests
|
389
|
321
|
277
|
242
|
205
|
166
|
Total priests
|
587
|
552
|
498
|
494
|
427
|
369
|
Permanent deacons
|
16
|
37
|
63
|
98
|
101
|
97
|
Professed men religious (other than priests)
|
149
|
124
|
96
|
93
|
50
|
47
|
Professed women religious
|
1,621
|
1,642
|
1,281
|
879
|
614
|
436
|
Major seminarians
|
67
|
108
|
86
|
77
|
88
|
71
|
Baptisms
|
41,673
|
40,687
|
31,372
|
21,568
|
13,570
|
11,066
|
Religious marriages
|
8,673
|
7,288
|
4,532
|
2,238
|
1,375
|
1,649
|
Confirmations
|
( ¹)
|
4,701
|
3,746
|
1,865
|
1,759
|
1,525
|
First Communions
|
( ¹)
|
15,449
|
13,287
|
9,324
|
5,929
|
4,087
|
Students in educational institutes
|
90,756
|
79,711
|
78,569
|
81,724
|
72,031
|
72,600
|
Charitable and welfare institutes
|
276
|
415
|
289
|
445
|
177
|
149
|
Difference between emigrant and immigrant priests in the diocesan clergy
|
-5
|
-17
|
-11
|
-20
|
-23
|
-15
|
(¹) Data unavailable.
Argentina
DESCRIPTION
|
YEARS
|
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
2010
|
2020
|
2024
|
|
Area (km²)
|
2,766,889
|
2,766,889
|
2,766,889
|
2,766,889
|
2,766,889
|
2,766,889
|
|
Population
|
27,060,000
|
32,320,000
|
37,030,000
|
40,519,000
|
45,377,000
|
47,068,000
|
|
Baptized Catholics
|
25,168,000
|
29,620,000
|
33,540,000
|
37,750,000
|
41,800,000
|
43,170,000
|
|
Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
93.0
|
91.7
|
90.6
|
93.2
|
92.1
|
91.7
|
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
62
|
66
|
70
|
73
|
72
|
73
|
|
Parishes
|
2,158
|
2,429
|
2,694
|
2,754
|
2,877
|
2,971
|
|
Bishops
|
89
|
91
|
107
|
119
|
144
|
146
|
|
Diocesan priests
|
2,464
|
3,130
|
3,608
|
3,997
|
3,969
|
3,776
|
|
Religious priests
|
2,986
|
2,623
|
2,260
|
1,919
|
1,559
|
1,361
|
|
Total priests
|
5,450
|
5,753
|
5,868
|
5,916
|
5,528
|
5,137
|
|
Permanent deacons
|
36
|
215
|
525
|
787
|
1,090
|
1,268
|
|
Professed men religious (other than priests)
|
1,179
|
1,084
|
822
|
787
|
591
|
507
|
|
Professed women religious
|
12,446
|
11,289
|
9,829
|
8,215
|
6,695
|
5,921
|
|
Major seminarians
|
1,373
|
2,260
|
2,003
|
1,517
|
1,073
|
871
|
|
Baptisms
|
625,229
|
598,887
|
554,190
|
551,482
|
442,410
|
330,171
|
|
Religious marriages
|
153,376
|
155,191
|
92,036
|
61,513
|
28,247
|
20,326
|
|
Confirmations
|
( ¹)
|
261,732
|
286,700
|
243,337
|
197,005
|
189,887
|
|
First Communions
|
( ¹)
|
381,417
|
394,157
|
348,107
|
267,354
|
221,789
|
|
Students in educational institutes
|
925,194
|
1,227,951
|
1,440,048
|
1,578,481
|
1,469,616
|
1,556,606
|
|
Charitable and welfare institutes
|
738
|
1,409
|
3,687
|
5,012
|
3,029
|
3,345
|
|
Difference between emigrant and immigrant priests in the diocesan clergy
|
-235
|
-245
|
-117
|
-192
|
-72
|
-37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(¹) Data unavailable.
Peru
DESCRIPTION
|
YEARS
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
2010
|
2020
|
2024
|
Area (km²)
|
1,285,216
|
1,285,216
|
1,285,216
|
1,285,216
|
1,285,216
|
1,285,216
|
Population
|
17,780,000
|
22,330,000
|
25,660,000
|
29,462,000
|
32,626,000
|
34,038,000
|
Baptized Catholics
|
16,390,000
|
20,555,000
|
33,020,000
|
26,094,000
|
29,786,000
|
31,074,000
|
Catholics per 100 inhabitants
|
92.2
|
92.1
|
89.7
|
88.6
|
91.3
|
91.3
|
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
|
42
|
42
|
45
|
45
|
46
|
46
|
Parishes
|
1,184
|
1,329
|
1,426
|
1,561
|
1,670
|
1,710
|
Bishops
|
56
|
59
|
60
|
71
|
72
|
82
|
Diocesan priests
|
913
|
981
|
1,401
|
1,887
|
2,114
|
2,151
|
Religious priests
|
1,320
|
1,367
|
1,389
|
1,298
|
1,178
|
1,095
|
Total priests
|
2,233
|
2,348
|
2,790
|
3,185
|
3,292
|
3,246
|
Permanent deacons
|
38
|
57
|
51
|
50
|
66
|
71
|
Professed men religious (other than priests)
|
443
|
476
|
639
|
605
|
375
|
304
|
Professed women religious
|
4,732
|
5,204
|
5,537
|
5,740
|
5,109
|
4,720
|
Major seminarians
|
693
|
1,153
|
1,700
|
2,077
|
1,069
|
864
|
Baptisms
|
422,782
|
419,055
|
351,904
|
360,521
|
303,917
|
297,722
|
Religious marriages
|
63,712
|
66,467
|
47,391
|
42,698
|
26,037
|
24,719
|
Confirmations
|
( ¹)
|
122,613
|
196,134
|
154,638
|
179,141
|
176,719
|
First Communions
|
( ¹)
|
187,296
|
260,014
|
200,970
|
202,703
|
192,125
|
Students in educational institutes
|
380,245
|
587,394
|
526,516
|
544,972
|
510,329
|
571,482
|
Charitable and welfare institutes
|
1,243
|
4,641
|
1,936
|
1,546
|
1,133
|
1,219
|
Difference between emigrant and immigrant priests in the diocesan clergy
|
-228
|
-156
|
-250
|
-251
|
-156
|
-100
|
(¹) Data unavailable.
|
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