The Crisis of Religious 2025, IV (Annuario Pontificio 2026)

Redemptorists: There were 9,450 in 1963. In 1973 there were still 7,540. By January 1, 2016, there were only 5,101. They had lost 47% of what they once were.

On January 1, 2017, there were 5,029, 72 Redemptorists had disappeared, still at a 47% decline.

A year later they continue on the same path. Nineteen Redemptorists have been lost, 5,010 remain, and they are still at a 47% decline

On January 1, 2020, there were 76 fewer Redemptorists: 4,910. The decline rises one point: 49%

January 1, 2021 was a dark day, 127 fewer Redemptorists than a year earlier, 4,783. They have now lost 50% of their members.

On January 1, 2022, there were 4,685, a loss of 98 religious: 51%

On January 1, 2023, they had dropped to 4,634, 51 fewer than a year earlier. The loss rises one point, 52%

On January 1, 2024, there were 4,568, 66 fewer than a year earlier. The loss remains at 52%

On January 1, 2025, 95 Redemptorists had been lost. 4,473 remained. And the loss had risen to 53%

Sacramentines: In 1966 there were 1,641. On January 1, 2016 there were 854. A loss of 48%.

On January 1, 2017, there were 876, 22 more than a year earlier. The decline falls to 40%.

On January 1, 2018, seven more religious had been lost: 869. The loss rises one point: 41%.

On January 1, 2019, they had increased by no less than 26 religious. Can we believe it? The Annuario gives them 895, so the decline would have fallen to 39%

On January 1, 2020, losses returned, eleven Sacramentines: 884. The decline rises to 47%
On January 1, 2021, there were 883, one less than the previous year. They remain at 47%

On January 1, 2022, there were 879, 4 fewer than a year earlier. They remain at 47%

On January 1, 2023, they lose one religious: 878. They remain at 47%

On January 1, 2024, there were 877, only one religious had been lost. The loss remains at 47%

On January 1, 2025, one religious was lost: 876. 47%.

 

Passionists: 4,350 in 1967. On January 1, 2016, there were 2,039, a loss of 54%. And they continue to worsen, as on January 1, 2017, there were only 1,964 Passionists, seventy-five fewer than the previous year. The loss is now 55%

2017 was an excellent year, as they lost only one religious: 1,963. They remain at 55%

2018 was much worse, with 23 religious leaving, leaving on January 1, 2019, 1.940. The loss rises to 56%

On January 1, 2020, there were 1,923, 17 fewer than a year earlier. The decline rises one point: 57%

On January 1, 2021, they dropped to 1,890, 33 fewer than a year earlier. They remain at 57%.

On January 1, 2022, there were 1,848, 42 fewer than a year earlier, 58%

On January 1, 2023, 1,846, two fewer than a year earlier. They remain at 58%

On January 1, 2024, there were 1,795, with a decrease of 51 religious. The loss rises to 59%

On January 1, 2025, 31 religious had disappeared. 1,764 remain. Thus the Institute’s decline rises to 60%

 

 

Divine Word: There were 5,744 in 1966. On January 1, 2016, they had increased considerably to 6,003. An astonishing result. On January 1, 2017, they declined slightly: 5,987, but still with extraordinary figures.

These figures held on January 1, 2018, when they even increased by 18 religious: 6,005.

On January 1, 2019, they had a slight setback of 7 religious: 5,998.

On January 1, 2020, they reached 6,016, 18 more than a year earlier, Extraordinary

On January 1, 2021, they lost 51 religious: 5,965. Still quite a few more than in 1966

On January 1, 2022, they increase again to 5,997, 32 more than a year ago. Are these results credible?

On January 1, 2023, they drop to 5,833, 114 fewer than a year earlier. Still more than in 1966

On January 1, 2024, there were 5,833, the same as a year earlier and still more than in 1966. Can we believe it?

On January 1, the discounts return. 192 have now disappeared and 5,641 remain

Spiritans: Their highest number was in 1963: 5,200. On January 1, 2016, they had dropped to 2,845 with a loss of 46%. And the situation worsens. On January 1, 2017, they had lost 140 religious compared to the previous year and 2,705 remained. The loss is now 48%.

On January 1 of 2018 they increase to 2,756, fifty-one more than the previous year. The loss decreases to 47%.

Another year of spectacular growth in 2018, 36 more religious in these days of widespread hunger. There are now 2,792 on January 1, 2019. The decline remains at 47%

On January 1 of 2020 they continue to rise although now almost imperceptibly, two religious: 2,794. They remain at 47%

On January 1, 2021, the discounts arrived: 2,720, 74 fewer than a year earlier. The loss rises to 48%

On January 1, 2022, there were 2,680, 40 fewer than a year earlier. 49%

On January 1, 2023, increases return, no less than 55 religious: 2,735. Thus the decline falls to 48%

And they continue on that line on January 1, 2024, when they rise to 2,792, 57 more than a year earlier. The loss is 47%

On January 1, 2025, they continue to grow and are 38 more religious: 2,826. The decline falls to 46%

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Discalced Carmelites: There were 3,025 in 1963. On January 1, 2016 there were still 2,027, a loss of 33%. On January 1, 2017, there were 1,979, forty-eight fewer than a year earlier. They lose 35%

On January 1, 2018, they had risen to 2,046, sixty-seven more than a year earlier. Will this roller coaster be true? The decline is 33%

2018 was not as good but very acceptable for them, as they increased by 38 friars: 2,084. The decline falls to 32%

On January 1, 2020, they record a slight loss of 7 friars: 2.077. They remain at 32%

On January 1, 2021, they drop a bit more, 36 friars: 2,041. The loss rises to 33%

On January 1, 2022, 2,000, 41 friars who disappeared. 34%

On January 1, 2023, 3 friars disappeared; 1,997. They remain at 34%

On January 1, 2024, there were 1,984, thirteen fewer than a year earlier. 35%

On January 1, 2025, the accordion continues. There are 14 more than a year earlier: 1,998. The loss falls to 34%

 

Discalced Mercedarians: There were always very few. In 1973 there were barely 127. On January 1, 2016, only 33 remained. 75% of the order had been lost. A year later, on January 1, 2017, there were two more friars: 35. The loss fell to 73%

On January 1, 2018, they maintain 35. Dying.

On January 1, 2019, they lost one friar: 34. The decline rises one point: 74% 

On January 1, 2020, another one left. Only 33 remain. 74%

On January 1, 2021, they gain one, 34. 74%

On January 1, 2022, they gain two friars, 36. 72%

On January 1, 2023, they remain at 36 and 72%

On January 1, 2024, there were only 31, 5 fewer than a year earlier. The loss rises to 76%

On January 1, 2025, they continue their accelerated path to disappearance. Only 29 remain, 2 fewer than a year earlier. The Order’s decline is now 78%

 

Parish Cooperators of Christ the King: 70 in 1986. On January 1, 2016, there were 58, which represents a loss of 18%. A year later, January 1, 2017, they had lost one religious: there were 57. The loss is 19% but referring to 1986, so it will undoubtedly be greater.

On January 1, 2018, they remain at 57 and 19%.

2018 was a bad year, as 2019 dawned with 51 religious, six fewer than a year earlier, raising the decline to 28%

On January 1, 2020, they had risen to 55, four more than a year earlier. The loss falls to 22% but referring to 1986

On January 1, 2021, they gain one, 56. 20%

On January 1, 2022, there were three more religious, 59. 16%

On January 1, 2023, two more religious, 61. 13%

On January 1, 2024, there were 52, 9 fewer than a year earlier. 26%.

On January 1, 2025, there were the same 52. And the same 26%

 

Identes: There were 138 on January 1, 2010. On the same date in 2016, 117 remained. They lost 16% in ten years.

A year later they were still the same 117.

On January 1, 2018, there were 116, one less than a year earlier. They remain at 16%

On January 1, 2019, they increased by 5: 121. The decline falls to 13%

On January 1, 2020, they lost four, 117. 16%.

On January 1, 2021, they lose three more, 114. 18%

On January 1, 2022, 113, one less than the previous year. 19%

On January 1, 2023, they remain at 113 and 19%.

On January 1, 2024, there were 108, 5 fewer than a year earlier. 16%

On January 1, 2024: 113, 5 more than a year earlier: 12%.

On January 1, 2025, there were only 106. Seven fewer than a year earlier.

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