Statistics

 
Baptized Catholics:
21,365,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population:
1.67%
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7):
252,115
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7):
53,965
First Communions per Year:
260,139
Confirmations per Year:
241,448
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools:
3,984,927
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools:
4,180,030
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education:
625,230
Church Marriages per Year:
120,944
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics:
111,606
Priests:
30,314
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters):
99,635
Catholics per Priest:
705
Parishes:
10,625
Mission Stations (no resident priests):
19,795
Catholic Hospitals:
753
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids:
1,229
(The above statistics are derived from the Vatican's official publication, Statistical Yearbook of the Church, 2015. Vatican City: Librera Editrice Vaticana, 2017. The numbers may differ from data reported by other sources on this site.)The Below Records are the updated Statistics from the Website according to the current data of the Dioceses.)

Diocese Summary

SummaryLatinSyro-MalabarSyro-Malankara
Diocese : 144
Archdiocese : 30

Total : 174
Diocese : 109
Archdiocese : 23

Total : 132
Diocese : 26
Archdiocese : 5

Total : 31
Diocese : 9
Archdiocese : 2

Total : 11

Bishops' Summary

SummaryLatinSyro-MalabarSyro-Malankara
Cardinals : 5
Archbishop : 25
Bishops : 136
Aux.Bishop : 22
Co-Adjutors : 2
Curia Bishops : 3
Apostolic Visitator : 0
Apostolic Administrator : 6
Retired : 67
Diocesan Administrator : 1

Total : 267
Cardinals : 3
Archbishop : 20
Bishops : 100
Aux.Bishop : 9
Co-Adjutors : 1
Curia Bishops : 0
Apostolic Visitator : 0
Apostolic Administrator : 5
Retired : 46
Diocesan Administrator : 1

Total : 185
Cardinals : 1
Archbishop : 4
Bishops : 26
Aux.Bishop : 9
Co-Adjutors : 0
Curia Bishops : 1
Apostolic Visitator : 0
Apostolic Administrator : 1
Retired : 15
Diocesan Administrator : 0

Total : 57
Cardinals : 1
Archbishop : 1
Bishops : 9
Aux.Bishop : 2
Co-Adjutors : 1
Curia Bishops : 2
Apostolic Visitator : 0
Apostolic Administrator : 0
Retired : 1
Diocesan Administrator : 0

Total : 17

Ecclesiastical Provinces' Summary

ProvinceSummaryLatinSyro-MalabarSyro-Malankara
AgraDiocese : 11
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 9
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 2
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
BangaloreDiocese : 10
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 9
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
BhopalDiocese : 8
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
BombayDiocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
CalcuttaDiocese : 8
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 8
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
ChanganasseryDiocese : 3
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Cuttack-BhubaneswarDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
DelhiDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Ernakulam-AngamalyDiocese : 2
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 2
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
GandhinagarDiocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 2
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Goa & DamanDiocese : 1
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
GuwahatiDiocese : 6
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 6
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
HyderabadDiocese : 7
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 2
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
ImphalDiocese : 0
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
KottayamDiocese : 0
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Madras-MylaporeDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
MaduraiDiocese : 7
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 7
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
NagpurDiocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 2
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
PatnaDiocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Pondicherry-CuddaloreDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
RaipurDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 1
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
RanchiDiocese : 9
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 9
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
ShillongDiocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
TellicherryDiocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
TiruvallaDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
TrichurDiocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 3
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Trivandrum-LatinDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Trivandrum-MalankaraDiocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 4
Archdiocese : 1
VerapolyDiocese : 6
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 6
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
VishakapatnamDiocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 5
Archdiocese : 1
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0
Diocese : 0
Archdiocese : 0