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From the Nationmaster website, see link below:
# 1 Italy: 51,295
# 3 Poland: 26,931
# 4 Spain: 26,505
# 5 France: 23,089
# 7 Germany: 18,812
# 11 Belgium: 7,705
# 13 United Kingdom: 6,003
# 15 Ireland: 4,993
# 17 Austria: 4,478
# 18 Portugal: 4,079
# 20 Netherlands: 3,599
# 21 Switzerland: 3,091
# 26 Ukraine: 2,624
# 27 Slovakia: 2,474
# 28 Croatia: 2,324
# 31 Hungary: 2,140
# 34 Czech Republic: 1,930
# 36 Romania: 1,726
# 40 Slovenia: 1,139
# 43 Madagascar: 1,065
# 45 Malta: 941
# 50 Lithuania: 771
# 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 578
# 81 Luxembourg: 268
What else can I help you with?
Was Hitler the head of the Lutheran church?
Hitler was not a Lutheran. He was a Catholic, although in name only. He had many Lutheran and Roman Catholic priests and laity killed.
How many catholic priests are there in Kerala?
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.
How many criminals are Catholic priests?
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.
What is a bishop's assistant?
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop has many assistants: all of his priests and deacons in the diocese are his assistants.
How can you use the word Celibacy in a sentence?
Roman Catholic priests today take a vow of celibacy, but many early popes were married men.
Did Catholic priests marry at any other time other than the 1st century?
Very much so. In fact marriage was common among priests way into the 11th and 12th centuries, the rule about celibacy in the priesthood being a relatively recent custom in the Roman Catholic Church. Also, there are many married Roman Catholic priests and deacons even today. Men ordained as deacons are free to marry with no restriction. However, priests are not. Nevertheless, there are some Anglican priests who have moved to Rome because of their disagreeing with the ordination of women in the Anglican church. many of these priests are married as there is no restriction on marriage for deacons priests or bishops within the Anglican Church. So many former Anglicans are now bona fide Catholic priests working and ministering in the Catholic Church, but are married. This has caused quite a bit of controversy among Catholic clergy who have given up normal family life for the priesthood and has, in many cases, opened up the whole question of celibacy in the priesthood and its enforcement for some and not for others.
How did Christianity Spread to the new world?
Spain, Portugal, and France brought Roman Catholic priests with them. Franciscan Priests created missions. When those areas ceased being colonies, the priests stayed behind. In the English Colonies, the local people established their own churches. Many of those churches sent out missionaries.
Why can minister have a family and priest can not?
All "Preists" are not restricted from marriage or having families. Many Episcopalian Priests are married and have families. The word "Priest" does not belong to just the Roman Catholic Church. There are many forms of "priests" that exist in the world today. In fact, if your are a Christain, you are also a "Priest" when you spread the word about your religion.
Who introduced Christianity into the New World converting many to Roman Catholicism?
The Spanish conqistadors and explorers were usually accompanied by priests and other clergy who evangelized the local population. This is why much of the New World, including the southwest United States is Catholic.
Why are priests not allow marry?
In most Christian churches, clergy are allowed to marry. Indeed in some churches there are priests married to each other (e.g. in the Church of England there are many husband and wife clergy families). This includes most Protestant churches and the Orthodox church, where parish priests can be married but monks, bishops and above remain celibate. The largest church with celibate priests is the Roman Catholic church. In this church, it is held that celibacy helps the priest to focus on God and service to the church. However, the issue of celibacy is not a matter of faith or theology, but a vow imposed on the majority of western-rite (Latin) Roman Catholic priests. The major reason for this requirement is to prevent a conflict between family life and service to a priest's parishioners. Contrary to widely held opinion, there are, and always have been, married priests in the Catholic church. Eastern-rite Catholic priests, such as the Maronites, and, more recently, already married Anglican priests who convert to Catholicism and wish to be Catholic priests, continue to serve in the priesthood. One condition of priesthood for married former-Anglican priests is that they may not serve in the role of principal parish priest, in order to conform with the principle of celibacy imposed on the majority of Roman Catholic priests. It is worth remembering that many of the early priests of the church, including the first pope (St Peter) were married.
How many members in the Roman Catholic Church?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics throughout the world.
How many people are members of the Roman Catholic Church?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics in the world.
