Every year the Holy See requests a statistical report from each religious community in the world. These statistics are one of the tools that help the Holy See understand where the Church is growing or shrinking in different parts of the world. However, these statistics only offer a snapshot of the life of a religious community. They do not tell the whole story of the community life, mission, and spirituality of a community.
Some people may find the statistics for the Missionaries of the Precious Blood interesting and so they are presented here. The terminology used by the Holy See varies from the categories we use, specifically regarding formation candidates. In general, aspirants are candidates early in formation, novices are in the middle stages, and temporarily professed are candidates in the later stages of formation. Two provinces, Tanzania and Italy, account for 70% of all the candidates.
If you have any questions regarding the statistics, or would like a fuller presentation, please contact the Secretary General, Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S., at secgencpps@gmail.com.
C.PP.S. in 2015
- Bishops: 2
- Priests: 490
- Brothers: 37
- Definitively Incorporated Students: 13
- Total Membership: 542
- Temporarily Incorporated Students/Advanced Formation: 59
- Novices/Special Formation: 45
- Aspirants/Initial Formation: 40
- Total Number of Candidates: 144
- Priests Ordained: 15
- Priests who died or left: 10
- Brothers who died: 2
- Candidates who were Definitively Incorporated: 11
- The C.PP.S. have a presence in 23 different countries