Vatican City, 29 October 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father will make an apostolic visit to Turkey from 28 to 30
November. The following statistical data on the Catholic Church in
the country is provided by the Central Office of Church Statistics.
Turkey has an area of 774,815 square
kilometres and a population of 76,140,000 inhabitants of whom 53,000
are Catholics – 0.07 % of the population. There are 7 ecclesiastic
circumscriptions, 54 parishes and 13 pastoral centres. The work of
the apostolate is carried out by 6 bishops, 58 priests, 7 male
religious and 54 female religious, and 2 permanent deacons. There are
2 lay members of secular institutes, 7 lay missionaries and 68
catechists. There are 4 major seminarians.
In addition, the Catholic Church in
Turkey has 23 educational centres consisting of pre-schools, primary
schools, middle schools and secondary schools, as well as 6 centres
of special education. There are also 3 hospitals, 2 clinics and 5
homes for the elderly and disabled.
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