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WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF
U.S. CATHOLIC MISSIONERS
1960 - 2003

YEAR

Africa

Near East

Far East

Oceania

Europe

North Am.

Caribean

Central Am.

South Am.

TOTAL

1960

781

111

1959

986

203

337

991

433

981

6782

1962

901

75

2110

992

93

224

967

537

1274

7146

1964

1025

122

2332

846

69

220

1056

660

1796

8126

1966

1184

142

2453

953

38

211

1079

857

2386

9303

1968

1157

128

2470

1027

33

251

1198

936

2455

9655

1970

1141

39

2137

900

38

233

1067

738

2080

8373

1972

1107

59

1955

826

39

234

819

728

1889

7656

1973

1229

54

1962

811

40

253

796

763

1783

7691

1974

1121

60

1845

883

43

241

757

752

1716

7418

1975

1065

71

1814

808

37

252

698

734

1669

7148

1976

1042

68

1757

795

34

313

671

712

1618

7010

1977

1003

62

1659

784

34

296

629

702

1591

6760

1978

966

57

1601

769

34

339

593

705

1537

6601

1979

923

65

1562

743

37

332

562

686

1545

6455

YEAR

Africa

Near East

Far East

Oceania

Europe

North Am.

Caribean

Central Am.

South Am.

TOTAL

1980

909

65

1576

711

35

294

548

699

1556

6393

1981

946

70

1529

696

36

315

511

686

1535

6324

1982

956

62

1501

673

32

319

522

669

1511

6245

1983

990

68

1468

640

34

346

517

650

1533

6246

1984

967

84

1420

644

29

329

513

650

1498

6134

1985

986

78

1366

650

31

312

500

692

1441

6056

1986

944

73

1356

631

28

306

495

743

1461

6037

1987

971

76

1335

635

27

283

499

762

1485

6073

1988

984

72

1332

584

27

289

466

818

1491

6063

1989

968

65

1299

595

28

267

472

832

1475

6001

1990

945

64

1253

560

--

264

449

796

1413

5744

1991

933

65

1198

546

--

265

453

785

1350

5595

1992

949

59

1163

512

--

105

431

810

1286

5467

1994

-- Survey results inconclusive for exact distribution by area --

4875

1996

799

965

213

172

821

360

1573

4164

98-99

714

909

202

158

21092

368

1423

5883

YEAR

Africa

Asia

Eurasia

Oceania

Europe

North Am.

Caribean

Latin Am.

Middle East

TOTAL

00-01

704

734

14