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Estimated Statistics for Chinese Catholic 2007
| Number of Catholics |
Official number
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53,000,000 |
Total number |
About 12,000,000 |
Number of Dioceses
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138
(116 active + 22 inactive) |
Official number : (following the civil boundaries) |
97 |
| Number of Bishops : |
In the Open Church |
62 |
In the Underground Church |
41 |
| Number of priests : |
In the Open Church |
100 (old), 1,800 (young) |
In the Underground |
100 (old), 1,100 (young) |
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Number of Sisters : |
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In the Open Church |
3,430 |
In the Underground |
1,220 |
| Number of Seminaries : |
Major |
14 |
Minor |
18 |
Underground |
10 |
| Number of Seminarians : |
In the Open Church |
652 |
In the Underground |
about 350 |
Minor seminarians in the Open Church |
530 |
| Number of Novitiates : |
In the Open Church |
40 |
In the Underground |
20 |
| Number of Sisters in Formation : |
In the Open Church |
330 |
In the Underground |
230 |
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