In 2008, the latest year for which there are statistics, the Church listed 1.2 billion members worldwide.
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide as of 2011.
AnswerStatistically, there are approximately 1.2 Billion Catholics in the world. How many of these Catholics believe in the Catholic Faith is unknown. AnswerApproximately 1 billion people are Catholic, at least through baptism even if they neglect its practice. This means 1 out of every 6 people on earth is a Catholic.There are 1.20 billion Catholics in the world.
So the short answer would be: anyone who was baptised or converted to the Church is a member of the Catholic Church. Father Hardon, in his Modern Catholic Encyclopedia says that anyone who is validly baptized and believes in the Nicene Creed (in its traditional interpretation) is a member of the Catholic Church. In his dissertation: A Comparative Study of Bellarmine's Doctrine on the Relation of Sincere Non-Catholics to the Catholic Church, Father Hardon discusses at great length exactly what a Catholic is and who is a member of the Church. Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas also discusses this topic at length in his book, Salvation Outside the Church?, which may be purchased at any major bookseller. In both of these books, they discuss, as Vatican Council II addressed, who, exactly, is a member of the Church, and whether that membership is visible or invisible. In the later case (sincere baptized protestants who believe in Jesus Christ) they are at a severe disadvantage as not having access to God's grace as He gives it to us in the sacraments, and not having access to His teaching on how to accomplish one's salvation. The Bible used by protestants is defective both in deleted several books of the Bible, and in its translation and interpretation.
Only God knows
A: Approximately 1 Billion, 150 million and growing.
The Roman Catholic Church is over a billion members !
In the Catholic church, lay ministers are not members of the episcopacy.
The Laity.
Catholic church.
The Old Catholic Church is a group of people who left the Catholic Church after the First Vatican Council. They, as indicated in the answer below, are no longer Catholic as they are not under the Holy Father. There is no "Roman Catholic Church, it's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church..AnswerOnce you split from the leadership of the pope, you cease to be Catholic. Members of the Old Catholic Church are Catholic in name only.
In the United States of America, there are a number of different religious denominations, but the largest church is the Catholic Church, with over 68 million members.
According to the Catholic Church, members of the orthodox Churches are technically schismatics, because they do not recognize the pope but have the same basic beliefs. Protestants are technically heretics because they do not believe certain doctrines of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church as never been known as the Mafia. Howerver, most members of the Mafia in Italy are, at least nominally, Catholics.
In the Middle Ages about 100% were Catholic because there was no other religion.
Brazil has the largest population of Catholics.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. It wanted what It has always wanted, the salvation of Its members. It wants to bring God to the people and the people to God.
Anyone can be baptised Catholic. There are of course some classes that the church expects prospective members to take before the ceremony has taken place. This is to ensure that the person in question can make an informed decision to join the Catholic Church.