Church Statistics for Hungary and Slovakia

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Church Statistics for Hungary and Slovakia

From the Central Office for Church Statistics

Statistics of the Catholic Church in Hungary and Slovakia as of 31 December 2019 (from the Central Office for Church Statistics) ahead of Pope’s Apostolic Journey, September 12-15, 2021.

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

Table 5 – Educational centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

Table 6 – Charitable and social centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

The following are some statistical data relating to the situation of the Catholic Church in Hungary and Slovakia as of 31 December 2019:

Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure

	Hungary	Slovakia
Area (km²)	93,032	49,012
Population (in thousands)	9,773	5,408
Density (inhabitants/km²)	105	110
Catholics (in thousands)	5,980	3,986
Catholics per 100 inhabitants	61.19	73.71
Ecclesiastical circumscriptions	17	12
Parishes	2,062	1,560
Other pastoral centres	174	116
Catholics per pastoral center	2,674	2,378

Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate

	Hungary	Slovakia
Bishops¹	34	22
Diocesan priests	1,714	2,425
Religious priests	375	639
Total priests	2,089	3,064
Permanent deacons	165	28
Men religious (other than priests)	55	103
Professed women religious	619	1,905
Members of secular Institutes	95	267
Lay missionaries	12	1
Catechists	2,357	1,949

[1] Situation on 30.09.2019

Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload

	Hungary	Slovakia
Catholics per priest	2,863	1,301
Catholics per pastoral worker	1,102	543
Priests per pastoral centre	0.93	1.83
Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate	39.1	42.0

Table 4 – Priestly vocations

	Hungary	Slovakia
Minor seminarians	19	9
Major seminarians	283	311
Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants	2.90	5.75
Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics	4.73	7.80
Major seminarians per 100 priests	13.55	10.15

Table 5 – Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

	Hungary	Slovakia
Schools:
Pre-school and primary	399	185
Lower middle and secondary	95	69
Higher and university	14	4

Students in:
Pre-school and primary schools	76,726	28,431
Lower middle and secondary schools	38,163	12,618
Higher and university institutes	19,439	3,779

Table 6 – Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious

	Hungary	Slovakia
Hospitals	6	7
Clinics	7	37
Leper colonies	–	–
Homes for the elderly and disabled	59	69
Orphanages and nurseries	29	10
Family consultation centers	10	16
Special centers of social education or rehabilitation	4	3
Other institutions	82	113

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