IX.  Statistics Concerning Roman Catholicism 
 

“Therefore said He unto them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest.’”  (Luke 10:2)

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and them cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”  (John 4:35)

• There are 67 million Catholics in the United States, which is 22.75% of our 281,426,000 populace.  (www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org, 2004)
   
• Worldwide, Catholics comprise the largest worldwide religious body, numbering 1,050,000,000, in comparison to the second largest worldwide religious body, which are Muslims, numbering 900,000,000. (www.adherents.com, 2003). 
   
• Slightly more than 1 out of every 5 U.S. adults (22%) attends a Catholic church. (www. barna.org, 2001)
   
• 48% of Catholics have attended mass during the past week.  (www.barna.org, 2001)
   
• In the U.S. there are 194 dioeceses, 19,309 parishes, 46,447 priests and 75,078 nuns. (www.Catholic-Hierarchy.com, 2003)
   
• 70% of the 37 million Hispanics in the U.S. are Catholic. (Instituto Fe y Vida, Catholic Digest, June, 2004, p. 74)
   
• 583 Catholic hospitals served nearly 84 million patients. (P.K. Kenedy & Sons Directory 2003, Official Catholic Directory)
   
• 376 Catholic health care centers served nearly 4.3 million patients. (P.K. Kenedy & Sons Directory 2003, Official Catholic Directory)
   
• 2,969 Catholic Social Service Centers served nearly 21.3 million people. (P.K. Kenedy & Sons Directory 2003, Official Catholic Directory)