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All information from this book: The Catholic Church - What Everyone Needs to Know by John L. Allen Jr.
As of 2012:
1.2 billion baptized Catholics
Two-thirds live in Latin America, Asia and Africa
55% are women
75% of Catholics will live in Southern Hemisphere by 2050
266 million Catholics in 1900; 1.1 billion in 2000
World population grew by 275% during this time period; Catholicism grew by 357%
22 million ex-Catholics in America
Catholic Church in U.S.A retains 68% of its members into adulthood, in comparison to:
Hinduism - 84%
Judaism, Orthodoxy, Mormonism - slightly over 70%
Baptists 60%
Lutherans - 59%
Presbyterians - 40%
Jehovah’s Witnesses - 39%
Protestants gain 3 members for every 4 they lose; Catholics gain 1 for every 4 they lose; Jehovah’s Witnesses recruit more members than they lose
Mass Attendance Rates:
7% in Netherlands
4.5% in France
23% in America
89% in Nigeria
As of 2012:
1.2 billion baptized Catholics
Two-thirds live in Latin America, Asia and Africa
55% are women
75% of Catholics will live in Southern Hemisphere by 2050
266 million Catholics in 1900; 1.1 billion in 2000
World population grew by 275% during this time period; Catholicism grew by 357%
of Catholics in Africa grew from 1.9 million members to 130 million - a growth rate of 6708%
From the years 1975-2000, India’s Catholics grew from under 2 million to seventeen million22 million ex-Catholics in America
Catholic Church in U.S.A retains 68% of its members into adulthood, in comparison to:
Hinduism - 84%
Judaism, Orthodoxy, Mormonism - slightly over 70%
Baptists 60%
Lutherans - 59%
Presbyterians - 40%
Jehovah’s Witnesses - 39%
Protestants gain 3 members for every 4 they lose; Catholics gain 1 for every 4 they lose; Jehovah’s Witnesses recruit more members than they lose
Mass Attendance Rates:
7% in Netherlands
4.5% in France
23% in America
89% in Nigeria
