STATISTICS

Territory: 21,051 Sq. Km

Total Population: 1,65,82,400

Main languages spoken: Kannada, Tamil, Konkani, Telugu, Malayalam, English

Catholics: 70,556

Vicariates or Deaneries: 9

Parishes: 90

Mission Stations (without resident parish priests) (sub-stations): 30

Diocesan Priests: 127

Religious Priests: 132

Number of the Congregations of Pontifical Right (not their members): 19

Number of the Congregations of Diocesan Right (not their members): 2

Seminarians (Diocese & Religious): 356

Minor Seminarians: 176

Major Seminarians: 180

Religious Brothers (not priests): 26

Religious Sisters: 987

Number of the Congregations of Pontifical right (not their members): 59

Number of the Congregations of Diocesan right (not their members): 8

Catechists: 216

Remunerated: 156

Not remunerated or part-time: 60

Schools, Colleges: 249

Diocesan Schools, Colleges: 119

Primary Schools: 50

High Schools: 44

Colleges: 25

Schools, colleges belonging to Religious Congregations: 130

Primary Schools: 55

High Schools: 48

Colleges: 27

Social Institutions: 76

Hospitals: 9

Medical Centres: 12

Hostels: 36

Charitable agencies (social work, home for the aged, rehabilitation, destitute): 19

Baptisms (per year: January-December): 672

Average Sunday Mass attendance: 85%

Marriages (per year: January-December): 315

Marriages between Catholics: 293

Marriages between a Catholic and a Christian non-Catholic: 2

Marriages between a Catholic and a non-Christian: 20

Number of Lay Associations: 4

Legion of Mary (No. of members): 684

St. Vincent de Paul (No. of members): 92

Youth Association (No. of members): 2586

Altar Servers Association (No. of members): 1367

Basic Ecclesial Communities: 74