The statistics for 1969 prove elusive, but for the moment the closest is a tally given for 1970, that found 419,728 were serving worldwide.
The number of priests in America weer on the order of 50,000 in 1960.
This number is diocesan priests only; if all religious orders are included it was closer to 75,000 or more
If you mean priests, no. There are no female Catholic priests
None, Catholic priests are Christian priests.
Society of Catholic Priests was created in 1994.
No. Catholic priests do not get married.
TOR is not an Order of priests, it stands for Third Order Regular, a branch of the Franciscans, many of whom are priests.
In the Catholic Church, priests are celibate, therefore this question does not apply to the Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerNone, there would be no criminals who would be practicing priests. If a priest is convicted of a crime, the usual course would be for the Church to laicize him.
Roman Catholic AnswerAccording to the most recent statistics (I am writing this in early 2011) there were 19,040 priests in India, see graph below.
yes there are catholic and Buddhist priests.
Yes, their are catholic priests in India.
There were 137 priests, religious and diocesian in Singapore Archdiocese in 2004, see the link below:
Yes Catholic priests are more then christian pastors.