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    Thursday, March 11, 2010


U.S. Missioners By Role  --  Beginning 1998 to Current
and
U.S. Catholic Missioners Outside of U.S. -- 1960-1996
     

YEAR Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Religious Brothers Religious Sisters Seminarians Lay Persons TOTAL
04-06
136
1663
366
2819
9
1402
6395
02-03
 1475
1840
361
2812
8
1368
6536
00-01
1535
1786
349
2588
15
1182
6108
98-99
167
1903
370
2693
11
739
5883
ABOVE ----- Totals include Missioners within U.S. and outside U.S.
1960
14
3018
575
2827
170
178
6872
1962
31
3172
720
2764
152
307
7146
1964
80
3438
782
3137
157
532
8126
1966
215
3731
901
3706
201
549
9303
1968
282
3727
869
4150
208
419
9655
1970
373
3117
666
3824
90
303
8373
 19721
246
3182
634
3121
97
376
7656
1973
237
39132 
---
3012
---
529
7691
1974
220
3048
639
2916
101
458
7418
1975
197
3023
669
2850
65
344
7148
1976
193
2961
691
2840
68
257
7010
1977
182
2882
630
2781
42
243
6760
1978
166
2830
610
2673
43
279
6601
1979
187
2800
592
2568
50
258
6455
1980
188
2750
592
2592
50
221
6393
1981
187
2702
584
2574
43
234
6324
1982
178
2668
578
2560
44
217
6245
1983
174
2668
569
2450
48
247
6346
1984
187
2603
549
2492
40
263
6134
1985
171
2500
558
2505
30
292
6056
1986
204
2473
532
2481
30
317
6037
1987
200
2394
570
2505
53
351
6073
1988
200
2420
504
2495
50
394
6063
1989
209
2364
494
2473
51
410
6001
1990
200
2257
477
2347
42
421
5744
1991
187
2200
468
2264
30
446
5595
1992
181
2183
447
2227
--
400
5438
1994
177
2007
408
1887
22
374
 48753
1996
173
1770
347
1513
18
343
 41644

 1 A corrected total for 1972 should read 7937, indicating losses of 436 from 1970 
     to 1972, and 246 from 1972 to 1973.
 2  Includes Religious Brothers and Seminarians.
 3  Totals estimated due to inconclusive survey results.
 4  Alaska and Hawaii are no longer included as overseas missionaries.
 5  Includes (Arch)Bishops.



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