Index
back to Catholic - seminarians, Honduras
| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic - seminarians | Honduras | 115 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Latin America | 5,334 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Latin America | 27,532 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Mexico | 2,264 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Mexico | 6,849 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Nicaragua | 45 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Nicaragua | 218 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Panama | 22 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Panama | 186 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Paraguay | 63 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Paraguay | 278 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Peru | 190 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Peru | 1,492 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Puerto Rico | 49 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Puerto Rico | 123 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Uruguay | 25 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Uruguay | 77 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | USA | 21,523 | - | - | - | 1945 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000); pg. 158. | "...Roman Catholic... Between 1945 and 1965, the number of seminarians grew from 21,523 to 48,992 [in the U.S.] " |
| Catholic - seminarians | USA | 48,992 | - | - | - | 1965 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000); pg. 158. | "...Roman Catholic... Between 1945 and 1965, the number of seminarians grew from 21,523 to 48,992 [in the U.S.] " |
| Catholic - seminarians | USA | - | - | - | - | 1965 | Reeves, Thomas C. Twentieth Century America: A Brief History. New York: Oxford University Press (2000); pg. 193. | "Between 1966 and 1969... the number of seminarians [in America dropped] by 30%. " |
| Catholic - seminarians | USA | 48,046 | - | - | - | 1966 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 259. | "In 1966, as Vatican II ended, the American church was staffed as follows: Diocesan priests: 36,419; Religious priests: 22,774; Brothers: 12,255; Sisters: 181,421; Seminarians: 48,046 " |
| Catholic - seminarians | USA | 6,233 | - | - | - | 1990 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 259. | "By 1990 there were only 6,233 men enrolled in American Catholic seminaries, or a rate of 1.1 seminarians per 10,000 Catholics. Put another way, in the pre-Vatican II era, young Catholic males were about ten times as likely to study for the priesthood as they are now. " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Venezuela | 120 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Venezuela | 1,012 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians, major | India | 9,828 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Zenit. "DOSSIER: BRAZIL AND MEXICO HAVE LARGEST NUMBER OF CATHOLICS " on "Zenit News Agency " web site (online Catholic news); Archives: 13 June 1999 (ZE99061302). (Viewed 19 June 1999). | "...figures given in the latest edition of the Church's Statistical Yearbook for 1997... India is the country with the largest number of major seminarians (9,828), followed by the Philippines (7,618). However, the country with the greatest number of ordinations to the priesthood is Poland, with 580 in 1997. " |
| Catholic - seminarians, major | Philippines | 7,618 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Zenit. "DOSSIER: BRAZIL AND MEXICO HAVE LARGEST NUMBER OF CATHOLICS " on "Zenit News Agency " web site (online Catholic news); Archives: 13 June 1999 (ZE99061302). (Viewed 19 June 1999). | "...figures given in the latest edition of the Church's Statistical Yearbook for 1997... India is the country with the largest number of major seminarians (9,828), followed by the Philippines (7,618). " |
| Catholic - Slavic parishes | USA | 106,927 | - | 98 units |
- | 1916 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 128-129. | Table 4.2: "Parishes Reporting Use of a Foreign Language for Services, 1916 "; "Source: Bureau of the Census (1919, vol. 1, pp. 81-82). "; 98 parishes (with 106,927 adherents) which use only foreign langauge. Also 15 parishes (11,337 adherents) use English and the foreign language. |
| Catholic - Slovak parishes | USA | 78,447 | - | 69 units |
- | 1916 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 128-129. | Table 4.2: "Parishes Reporting Use of a Foreign Language for Services, 1916 "; "Source: Bureau of the Census (1919, vol. 1, pp. 81-82). "; 69 parishes (with 78,447 adherents) which use only foreign langauge. Also 40 parishes (47,240 adherents) use English and the foreign language. |
| Catholic - Slovakian Catholic Church | world | 229,190 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Zuck, Jon. "Unofficial Home Page of The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church " (last updated 21 Mar. 1999). | "...Catholic Church... Eastern Churches, Eastern Rites, Greek Catholics, 'Uniate' Churches c. 16,700,000 combined... Byzantine Rites:... Slovakian Catholic Church 229,190; Ukrainian Catholic Church 5,323,841 " |
| Catholic - Spanish parishes | USA | 278,748 | - | 530 units |
- | 1916 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 128-129. | Table 4.2: "Parishes Reporting Use of a Foreign Language for Services, 1916 "; "Source: Bureau of the Census (1919, vol. 1, pp. 81-82). "; 530 parishes (with 278,748 adherents) which use only foreign langauge. Also 311 parishes (273,496 adherents) use English and the foreign language. |
| Catholic - Syrian Catholic Church | world | 109,547 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Zuck, Jon. "Unofficial Home Page of The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church " (last updated 21 Mar. 1999). | "...Catholic Church... Eastern Churches, Eastern Rites, Greek Catholics, 'Uniate' Churches c. 16,700,000 combined... Antiochene Rites: Syrian Catholic Church 109,547; Maronite Catholic Church 2,948,949; Syro-Malankar 322,988 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malabarese Catholic Church | India: Kerala | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Catholics: Syro-Malabar - 3,000,000; Syro-Malankara - 500,000; Latin - 1,700,000 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malabarese Catholic Church | world | 3,280,586 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Zuck, Jon. "Unofficial Home Page of The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church " (last updated 21 Mar. 1999). | "...Catholic Church... Eastern Churches, Eastern Rites, Greek Catholics, 'Uniate' Churches c. 16,700,000 combined... Chaldean Rites: Chaldean Catholic Church 308,409; Syro-Malabarese Catholic Church 3,280,586 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malankara | India: Kerala | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission "; web page: "Church History " (viewed 23 July 1999). "Note: The figures given above are approximate, worked out from various sources. The exact numbers are not readily available. " | Table: "Christian Denominations in Kerala "; "Catholics: Syro-Malabar - 3,000,000; Syro-Malankara - 500,000; Latin - 1,700,000 " |
| Catholic - Syro-Malankara | world | 322,988 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Zuck, Jon. "Unofficial Home Page of The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church " (last updated 21 Mar. 1999). | "...Catholic Church... Eastern Churches, Eastern Rites, Greek Catholics, 'Uniate' Churches c. 16,700,000 combined... Antiochene Rites: Syrian Catholic Church 109,547; Maronite Catholic Church 2,948,949; Syro-Malankar 322,988 " |
| Catholic - Trappist | USA | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Monks.org "; web page: "The Trappist-Cistercian Order " (viewed 10 April 1999). | "Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns. In U.S. there are twelve of men and five of women. " |
| Catholic - Trappist | Utah | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Monks.org "; web page: "The Trappist-Cistercian Order " (viewed 10 April 1999). | "Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns. In U.S. there are twelve of men and five of women. Five of the U.S. houses were founded from Gethsemani: Holy Spirit in Georgia, Holy Trinity in Utah, Mepkin in South Carolina, Genesee in New York and New Claivaux in California. In addition, Gethsemani has a daughter house in Chile. " |
| Catholic - Trappist | world | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 765. | "Trappists. Monks of one branch of Cistercians. This popular name derives from La Trappe, a monastery whose abbot, A. de Rance (d. 1700), began one of several reform movements later united to form the Cistercians of the Stricter Observance (OCSO). Trappists seek contemplative union with God by a very austere life of prayer, silence, and manual labor. " |
| Catholic - Trappist | world | - | - | 90 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Monks.org "; web page: "The Trappist-Cistercian Order " (viewed 10 April 1999). | "Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns. " |
| Catholic - Trappistine | USA | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Monks.org "; web page: "The Trappist-Cistercian Order " (viewed 10 April 1999). | "Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns. In U.S. there are twelve of men and five of women. " |
| Catholic - Trappistine | world | - | - | 59 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Monks.org "; web page: "The Trappist-Cistercian Order " (viewed 10 April 1999). | "Worldwide there are 90 monasteries of Trappist monks and 59 of Trappistine nuns. " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Alberta | 28,000 | 1.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Source: Canadian Census]; pg. 6. | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 1,232,000 people, was Protestant... Alberta also had about 674,600 Catholics (646,600 Roman Catholics and 28,000 Ukrainian Catholics)... " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Alberta | 26,200 | 1.04% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Australia | 4,267 | 0.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Ukrainian Catholic "] |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | British Columbia | 9,900 | 0.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Orig. source: Canadian Census]; pg. 24. | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had about 610,500 Catholics (600,600 Roman Catholics and 9,900 Ukrainian Catholics)... " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | British Columbia | 7,500 | 0.23% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Canada | - | 1.10% | - | - | 1977 | Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978); pg. 253. | "Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Canada | 190,585 | 0.80% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Canada | 128,400 | 0.48% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Canada | 128,400 | 0.48% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Manitoba | 34,950 | 3.20% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Orig. source: Canadian Census]; pg. 24. | "In 1991... The province had about 331,950 Catholics--30.4% of the population--with 297,000 Roman Catholics and 34,950 Ukrainian Catholics... " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Manitoba | 33,400 | 3.09% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | New Brunswick | 100 | 0.01% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Newfoundland | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Northwest Territories | 100 | 0.17% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Nova Scotia | 300 | 0.03% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Ontario | 40,300 | 0.40% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Source: Canadian Census]; pg. 121. | "In 1991... Ontario also had about 3,580,100 Catholics (3,539,800 Roman Catholics and 40,300 Ukrainian Catholics), who made up 35.5% of the population. " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Ontario | 36,500 | 0.37% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Quebec | 4,000 | 0.06% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Saskatchewan | 20,767 | 2.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Source: Canadian Census]; pg. 172. | "Catholics--32.5% of the population--numbered 321,402, with 300,634 Roman Catholics and 20,767 Ukrainian Catholics. " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Saskatchewan | 20,200 | 2.07% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine | 5,000,000 | - | - | - | 1946 | Zehavi, A.M. (editor) Handbook of the World's Religions. New York: Franklin Watts (1973); pg. 29. | "In 1946 the Uniats of Ukraine (about 5,000,000) and in 1948 those of Rumania (1,500,000) were forcibly separated by the Communists from the Roman Catholic Church and joined to the Russian and Rumanian Orthodox churches. The change was affected by arresting the entire Catholic hierarchy and offering the clergy a choice between imprisonment (or death) and separation from Rome. " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Ukraine | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Twining, David T. The New Eurasia: A Guide to the Republics of the Former Soviet Union. Westport, CT: Praeger (1993); pg. 95. | "Ukraine... Religion: The Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Uniate) church is primarily found in western Ukraine. This church recognizes the authority of the Roman Catholic pope but permits its clergy to marry and conducts Greek Orthodox rites. " |
Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic, continued 