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A look at top-5 lists of facts from Catholic Church around the world


A look at top-5 lists of facts from Catholic Church around the world
The number of young children baptized in each country of the world is one of many statistics found in the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, which was published in March 2021 and contains figures valid as of Dec. 31, 2019. (CNS graphic/Joanna Kohorst, Vatican Media photograph)
By Cindy Wooden • Catholic News Service • Posted April 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) The countries in the world with the most people baptized Catholics continue to be, in order: Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States and Italy.
But, according to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, as of Dec. 31, 2019, the order and even the countries are different when looking at the number of dioceses or other church jurisdictions, the number of ordinations of diocesan priests that year and the number of children under the age of 7 baptized over the previous 12 months. ....

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