Apostolic Sisters of Christ Crucified: Founded in Santo Ángel (Murcia) by María Seiquer and Amalia Martín. In 1986 there were 139. In 2013 there were 118. 12 fewer than the previous year. Although they have only lost 15%, their small number does not seem to augur anything good. As of January 1, 2014, there were 117, one fewer than the previous year. They are already at a 16% loss. As of January 1, 2015, one fewer, 116. And the loss is 17%
As of January 1, 2016, there were only 112, four fewer than the previous year. The decrease is already 20%. With so few of them, although the percentage is still good for now, the future is bleak.
But joy is short-lived in the house of the poor. On January 1, 2018, there were only 109 left, so the loss rose to 22% with a very bleak future.
A year later, on January 1, 2019, they had lost two more sisters and there were 107. The decrease is 24%
On January 1, 2020, two more sisters disappeared: 105. The loss has risen to 25%; what is really serious is that barely a hundred elderly sisters remain.
On January 1, 2021, four more left. 101 remain. They have lost 28% since 1986
On January 1, 2022, they had dropped to 94, losing 7 since the previous year. The decrease rises to 33% since 1986.
On January 1, 2023, there are two fewer: 92. 34%
On January 1, 2024, 8 more disappear: 84. 40%
On January 1, 2025, 4 more sisters disappear: 80. 43%
The results for these sisters are not good either, given their small number. On January 1, 2016, they had lost eight sisters compared to the previous year and only 125 remained. The loss is already 34%
The same trend continues. On January 1, 2018, barely 115 remained. Five more disappear in one year. They are at a 41% loss and with barely any members, like the previous ones, just over a hundred elderly sisters.
On January 1, 2019, they lost five more sisters, 110 remain, they have lost 44% of the institute and only since 2001.
2022 continues the march toward disappearance with the loss of 5 more sisters, 98. The loss is already 50%
On January 1, 2023, 5 more sisters are lost: 93. 53%
On January 1, 2024, 92 remain. One sister lost. 53%
On January 1, 2025, 4 sisters are lost, 88 remain. 55%
Sisters of the Assumption: Founded in Paris by Eugenia Milleret de Brou in 1839. In 1973 there were 1,771; forty years later 1,077 remained. 292 fewer than in 2012. They have lost 40% in forty years. It seems they have managed to reduce the decline, as on January 1, 2014, there were 1,075, two fewer than the previous year. In percentage terms, they remain at a 40% loss, but it was a fleeting illusion, as on January 1, 2015, they had dropped to 1,045, 30 fewer than the previous year. And the loss is already 42%
On January 1, 2016, they had a remarkable increase as they had risen to 1,231. I think they must have merged with some dying congregation of about 150 sisters, surely mostly elderly, and that explains the increase. That would be a case of bread today and hunger tomorrow. Be that as it may, the decrease has dropped to 31%.
On January 1, 2017, they dropped to 1,201. 30 fewer than the previous year. So the decrease has risen to 33%.
On January 1, 2018, there were 1,207 sisters, six more than the previous year. A truly strange rise and fall. But, be that as it may, they remain at a 33% decrease.
2018 was not bad for these sisters either, as they increased by eleven, reaching 1,218 on January 1, 2019. The decrease drops one point, to 32%.
On January 1, 2020, they recorded 53 disappearances, and 1,165 remain. The loss rises to 35%
On January 1, 2021, there were already 1,129, 36 fewer than a year earlier. They lose 37%.
On January 1, 2022, they say they have increased by 5 sisters: 1,134. They improve one point, 36%
On January 1, 2023, 9 sisters are lost: 1,125. Back to 37%
On January 1, 2024, 31 have disappeared: 1,094 remain. 39%
On January 1, 2025, 6 have disappeared, 1,088 remain. They remain at 39%
Helpers of the Souls in Purgatory: Also of French foundation (1856) with some presence in Spain. In 1973 there were 1,301, of whom barely 552 remained in 2013. They have lost 58%. A year later there were 545, seven fewer than in 2013. They are already at a 59% loss. As of January 1, 2015, only 524 remained, so in one year the decrease reached 60%, 21 sisters disappeared.
On January 1, 2016, they lost ten more sisters, leaving 514. The loss now reaches 61%
On January 1, 2017, there were 505, nine fewer than a year earlier. A 62% loss
A year later they continue to worsen. On January 1, 2018, 498 remained, seven fewer than a year earlier. Although the loss remains at 62%.
One more year and they continue to decline; on January 1, 2019, they lost 17 sisters and 481 remain. The decrease rises to 64%
The path toward disappearance does not break at all, as on January 1, 2020, 18 more sisters had been lost: 463. They have already lost 65% of those who were there in 1973, who were surely fewer than in the previous decade.
On January 1, 2021, there were only 439, with 24 sisters lost in one year. They have already lost at least 67% of the institute.
A year later, thirteen more sisters disappear: 426. The disaster is already 68%
On January 1, 2023, 15 disappeared: 411. 69%
On January 1, 2024, 31 were lost: 398. 70%
On January 1, 2025, 7 disappear: 391. They remain at 70%
Auxiliaries of the Good Shepherd: Founded in Pamplona by Isabel Garbayo in 1942. I do not find them in the Pontifical Yearbooks. In 1991 only 29 sisters remained. A very worrying situation if they still exist. A reader informs us that they still exist (11.5.2024) (See comment)
Parish Auxiliaries of Christ the Priest: Founded in 1927 in Irún by José Gurruchaga Castuariense. In 1986 there were 106. In 2013 they had exceeded that number and were 111. And they continue to increase. In 2014 there was one more than the previous year. As of January 1, 2015, they lose one and are back to 111.
On January 1, 2016, the situation worsens. They have lost 5 sisters in one year, so they are back to the same number as in 1986, 106.
On January 1, 2017, they had lost one sister, so they were back to practically the same number as in the first record we have.
And a year later they gained one sister, so there are 106. The same as thirty-two years ago. For what we are seeing, within their small size, excellent results.
This continues to be confirmed in the course of 2018, as at the beginning of 2019 there were 108, two more than the previous year and than in 1986
The following year was also positive, as they gained one more sister. 109 on January 1, 2020. They do not lose sisters, they gain them. Although within their small number
In 2020 they only lost one sister, 108 on January 1, 2021. So, all of the above holds.
In 2021, two have been lost, so they are back to the 106 of 1986. Being so few, it seems a miracle.
On January 1, 2023, they remain at 106
On January 1, 2024, they lose 2: 104. The loss is only 2%
On January 1, 2025, they are back to 107, 3 more than a year earlier. There is no decrease in the institute,
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Irish): Founded by Mary Ward in 1610 in the Netherlands. There were 1,500 in 1973 and in 2013 854 remained. They lost 44% As of January 1, 2014, there were only 839. Fifteen fewer than the previous year. The percentage of loss was already 45%. The accelerated fall continues. As of January 1, 2015, there were only 801, 38 fewer than the previous year. They are already at a 47% decrease.
They continue to plummet. On January 1, 2016, only 778 remained, 23 fewer than a year earlier. The percentage of loss is already at 50%
They continue to fall precipitously: On January 1, 2017, they had dropped to 759, nineteen fewer than the previous year. They remain at 50%, although already at the limit of 51%
They continue in the fall; on January 1, 2018, 747 remained, twelve fewer than a year earlier and all a year older. They remain at 51%.
One more year and the bleeding continues; in 2018 they lost twenty sisters, so on January 1, 2019, 727 remained, which represents a decrease of 52%
Their decline is unstoppable: on January 1, 2020, there were 24 fewer, 703. The loss rises to 54%. Disappearance in Spain is near. Only elderly sisters remain.
On January 1, 2021, 674 remained, 29 fewer than a year earlier. The decrease is already 56%
On January 1, 2022, there were 23 fewer, 651. 57%
On January 1, 2023, 21 were left behind: 630. 58%
On January 1, 2024, they lose 27: 603. 60%.
I do not find them in the 2026 Annuario, so I cannot update their data.
Capuchin Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd: Founded by the Capuchin José Tous in Ripoll in 1850. 189 in 1986 and 132 in 2013. In twenty-eight years they have lost 31% A year later 130 remained. Two fewer than the previous one. The percentage of loss is already 32%. As of January 1, 2015, they recovered 2 and are back to 132. A 31% loss.
2015 was not bad for them and only one sister was left behind, so there are 131. They remain at 31%
2016 was worse, as they lost five sisters who became 126. The decrease of the institute is at least 34%
On January 1, 2018, they lost four more sisters and 122 remain. The loss is already 37%
As of January 1, 2019, three more sisters are lost, leaving 119. The decrease rises to 38%
Sisters of Charity of Namur: French foundation of 1733 with hardly any presence in Spain. In 1991 they had a house in Castelldefels. There were 496 in 1973 and in 2013 barely 226 remained. They have lost 55% They continue to plummet. As of January 1, 2014, they had already dropped to 220. A 56% loss. The precipitous fall continues. As of January 1, 2015, only 213 remained, seven fewer than a year earlier. The decrease is 58% compared to 1973. They continue to worsen a year later. As of January 1, 2016, only 201 remained. Twelve sisters lost in the year. The loss is already at 60%
2016 was not so hard for them and they only lost one sister. So they started 2017 with 200 sisters. They remain at a 60% decrease.
On January 1, 2018, they start with the same number as last year, 200, so the decrease remains at 60%.
But the following year was worse and six sisters disappeared, leaving 194 at the beginning of 2019. They lose 61% of the congregation.
They continue without lifting their heads: on January 1, 2020, 7 more sisters have been lost. 187 remain. The decrease is at 63%
On January 1, 2021, 9 more sisters disappear, 178 remain. The decrease rises to 65%.
On January 1, 2022, 6 have been lost: 172. They remain at 65%
On January 1, 2023, they gain 2: 174, 65%
On January 1, 2024, they gain another 2: 176. They remain at 65%
On January 1, 2025, they lose 5: 171. 66%
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul: Founded by Canon Antonio Roig in 1798 in Felanitx (Mallorca). 499 in 1986 and 211 in 2013. These have lost 58% in twenty-eight years As of January 1, 2014, there were only 201, so in one year they have lost ten sisters. So the losses are already at 60%. They continue in free fall. As of January 1, 2015, there were only 190, 11 disappeared in one year. The decrease is already 62%
And they are getting much worse; on January 1, 2016, only 173 remained, seventeen fewer than a year earlier. The decrease is at 66%
On January 1, 2017, there were only 168, five fewer than the previous year. They lose 67%.
A year later they continue on the path to death. They lose five more sisters and 163 remain, already a 68% loss.
The trend does not change on January 1, 2019, as 9 more sisters have been lost, leaving 154, so the percentage of decrease is already 70%
On January 1, 2020, four more sisters are lost: 150. They remain at 70% but referring to 1986. Surely compared to previous years it would be much higher.
On January 1, 2021, 10 more sisters had disappeared, leaving 140 and a loss of at least 72%
And as everything is susceptible to worsening, on January 1, 2022, 11 more were lost, leaving 129. The decrease is already 75% and referring to 1986. A very bad situation.
On January 1, 2023, 9 more disappear: 120. 76%
On January 1, 2024, 9 more disappear: 111. 78%
On January 1, 2025, they remain at 111 and 78%
Sisters of the Guardian Angel: Of French foundation with notable presence in Spain. The 834 of 1973 have become 490 in 2013. They have lost 42% And a year later there were 477. Thirteen fewer than the previous one. They are already at a 43% loss. As of January 1, 2015, only 461 remained, 16 who left in one year. The decrease is 45%.
As of January 1, 2016, only 443 remained, eighteen fewer than a year earlier. They are already at a 47% loss.
As of January 1, 2017, they have one more sister: 444. They remain at 47%
It was a deceptive parenthesis; on January 1, 2018, they had dropped to 417, twenty-seven disappeared, which is a lot for one year. The loss is already 50%.
2018 has cost them eleven more sisters, as on January 1, 2019, only 406 remained. The decrease rises to 52%
On January 1, 2020, twelve more sisters disappear: 394. Decrease: 53%
On January 1, 2021, 25 more sisters have left, 369 remain. 56% have already disappeared
On January 1, 2022, 5 more have left: 364. The loss rises one point: 57%
On January 1, 2023, 22 have disappeared; 342. 59%
On January 1, 2024, 14 have left: 328. 61%
On January 1, 2025, they have lost 9 more; 319. 62%
Sisters of Charity of St. Anne: Founded by Mother Ràfols in Zaragoza in 1804. The 3,137 of 1973 are only 2,151 in 2013. They have lost 32% They continue to decline rapidly. As of January 1, 2014, there were barely 2,098, fifty-three fewer than the previous year. The loss already rises to 34%. And as of January 1, 2015, there were only 2,030, 68 fewer than a year earlier. The decrease is 36%
On January 1, 2016, they had already lost the reference of two thousand, as there were only 1,987. Forty-three fewer than a year earlier. They are already at a 37% loss
They continue to decline. On January 1, 2018, there were only 1,886. Forty-one fewer than a year earlier. They decrease by 40%
2018 was terrible, as 69 more sisters were lost at the end of the year, with 1,817 sisters counted on January 1, 2019. The decrease rises to 43%
They continue in free fall. On January 1, 2020, 60 more sisters disappeared. 1,757 remain with a decrease of 45%
On January 1, 2021, 1,689 remained, after 68 sisters disappeared, with a 47% decrease
On January 1, 2022, 44 more sisters are lost: 1,645. The decrease rises one point: 48%
On January 1, 2023, 40 have disappeared: 1,605. 49%
On January 1, 2024, there were 1,559, 46 fewer than the previous year: 51%
On January 1, 2025, 51 more sisters disappear: 1,508. 52%
Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd: French foundation of 1835. In 1973 there were 10,382 and their fall has been so spectacular that in 2013 barely 3,556 remained. 66% of the congregation has been left behind. They have had a surprising increase. As of January 1, 2014, there were 3,793. Two hundred and thirty-seven more sisters. Possibly they have absorbed a congregation that was dying. Be that as it may, their debacle has been reduced to 64%. But joy is short-lived in the house of the poor. As of January 1, 2015, they had already dropped to 3,663, 130 fewer than the previous year. The decrease is 65%.
And that seems unstoppable. On January 1, 2016, 99 sisters were lost compared to the previous year, with 3,564 surviving. The decrease is already at 66%
The bleeding does not stop. On January 1, 2017, there were 3,441, one hundred and twenty-three fewer than a year earlier. 67% loss.
They continue to plummet. As of January 1, 2018, only 3,324 remained, one hundred and seventeen fewer than the previous year. They have already reached a 68% decrease.
The disappearances increase. In 2018, 129 left, leaving 3,195 sisters on January 1, 2019. The loss now reaches 70%
They continue in that line on January 1, 2020, counting 104 fewer sisters than a year earlier: 3,091. The decrease is already 71%
The year 2020 was the year of losing the reference of three thousand. On January 1, 2021, only 2,966 remained, with a decrease of 125 sisters. 72% loss.
On January 1, 2022, 139 sisters have disappeared, leaving 2,827. The loss is already 73%
On January 1, 2023, 134 more sisters disappear; 2,693. 75%
On January 1, 2024, there were 2,555, 138 fewer sisters. 76%
On January 1, 2025, 263 remained, 92 fewer than a year earlier. The loss of the institute is already 77%
Sisters of Charity of Cardinal Sancha: Founded by the now-beatified when he was a priest in Cuba in 1869. 324 in 1973 and 314 in 2013. They have barely lost 3%. Truly privileged. But they continue to decline. As of January 1, 2014, there were 305. They are already at a 6% loss. When there are few, nine fewer is very noticeable. A year later there was one more sister. There were 306 as of January 1, 2015. They remain at 6%
As of January 1, 2016, they remain at 306, so their loss continues at 6%.
The year 2016 was disastrous, as on January 1, 2017, only 276 remained, thirty fewer than in the previous year. So the decrease has risen to 15%
Better in 2017 because on January 1, 2018, they only lost two sisters, remaining at 274. 16% decrease, which for what is being seen are excellent figures.
On January 1, 2019, they remained at the same 274 with a 16% loss
A year later, January 1, 2020, 6 sisters disappear: 268. The decrease rises two points but is still at a very good 18%
Although they are declining. On January 1, 2021, 257 remained, eleven fewer than a year earlier. Although a 21% decrease would be good, their small number and the age of the sisters raise all alarms.
On January 1, 2022, 16 sisters were lost, 241 remained. They lose 26%
On January 1, 2023, they grow by 8 sisters: 249. 24%.
On January 1, 2024: 238, 11 sisters disappeared. 27%
Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Founded in Madrid by Mother Isabel Larrañaga in 1877. 351 in 1973 and 313 forty years later. They have only lost 12%, which for what is being seen is a very good result. As of January 1, 2014, there were 311, two fewer than the previous year. They remain at 12% As of January 1, 2015, they rose to 322, 11 more in one year is a splendid figure in such a small congregation. Is it true? The loss would be at 9%
On January 1, 2016, they had dropped to 308, fourteen fewer sisters, so the loss is already 13%
They remained at that number a year later, but 2017 was excellent for them as they ended it with 321 sisters, thirteen more than they were. So the decrease drops back to 9%. Is it true?
On January 1, 2019, they remained at the same 321 and a decrease of barely 9%
The following year was less favorable as they lost 6 sisters: 315. The decrease is 11%. Privileged.
On January 1, 2021, they continue to be 315. They seem a miracle of survival.
On January 1, 2022, they increase by one: 316. 10%
On January 1, 2023, they gained 2: 318. They remain at 10%.
On January 1, 2024, they increase by 1: 319. They remain at 10% loss
On January 1, 2025, there were 307, 12 fewer than a year earlier. 13%
Missionaries of Charity: Founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, they are a case of miraculous multiplication. In 1973 there were 821 and in 2013, 5,310. As of January 1, 2014, they continued growing although now moderately. There were 5,321, eleven more than the previous year. As of January 1, 2015, they may begin to experience the absence of Mother Teresa and decrease slightly: 5,305. 16 fewer than the previous year.
On January 1, 2016, they continue to have a very slight drop. Of 18 sisters, leaving 5,287.
On January 1, 2017, they had an increase of sixteen sisters to 5,303.
And on January 1, 2018, a slight setback of eleven, leaving 5,292.
A year later, on January 1, 2019, there are two more sisters: 5,294
On January 1, 2020, they increase by three sisters: 5,297
On January 1, 2021, they have a slight setback of 16 sisters: 5,281
These are magnificent results when so many are sinking. And it is normal that the disappearance of Teresa of Calcutta is felt.
On January 1, 2022, there are 52 fewer sisters: 5,228
On January 1, 2023, there were 5,193, 35 fewer than a year earlier
On January 1, 2024: 5,185, 8 fewer than a year earlier
On January 1, 2025, there were 5,162, 23 fewer than a year earlier