Roman Catholicism in France - Statistics

Statistics

2006 Statistics from the Roman Catholic Church in France :

Source : Roman Catholic Church
1996 2001 2006 Change
in absolute numbers 1996-2006		 Change
in %
1996-2006
Total Baptisms 421,295 391,665 344,852 -76,443 -19.1%
Total Confirmations 80,245 55,916 51,595 -28,650 -35.3%
Total Catholic marriages 124,362 118,087 89,014 -35,348 -28.4%
Total priests 27,781 24,251 20,523 -7,530 -26.1%
Total deacons 1,072 1,593 2,061 +989 +92.2%
Total nuns Approx. 53,000 49,466 40,577 -13,000 -23.4%
Total Religious institute members including monks Approx. 15,000 Approx. 10,000 8,388 -7,000 -44%

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