A
. Number and Place. - B.
Students
On 1 January 2008
264 communities worldwide in 43 Countries
of which 24 in Africa
There are 1594 Missionaries of Africa
37 nationalities - Average age: 69,24
see Statistics Age Groups
2006
Statistics Age Groups 2007
Statistics Age Groups 2008
( 2007 : 1637 = - 43) in blue =2007
S T A T I S T I C S
Personnel on 1 January 2008
On this date the Society counts 1594 members
9 bishops
1422 priests
140 brothers with perpetual oath
2 brothers with temporary oath
18 clerics with perpetual oath
3 associates
1594 which is in all 43 members less than on 1 January 2007
INCREASE during the year 2006
1 consecrated bishop
12 ordinations of priests
16 perpetual commitments of clerics
1 temporary oath of brother
0 perpetual commitment of brother with temp.comm.
0 associates
In all 17 new members
DECREASE during the year 2005
1 bishops died
48 priests died
7 brothers died
1 deacon died
2 priests left
1 associate died
In all 60 members died or left
This means: 60 - 17 = 43 members less than on 1 January 2007
In blue = 2007
They come from
Europe 1209 -1163
North America 241- 240
Africa 162 -173
South and Central America 10 - 10
Asia 11 -11
| Algerians |
1 - 1
|
Ivorians |
1 - 1
|
| Americans (USA) |
26 - 26
|
Kenyans |
3 - 3
|
| Australians |
2 - 2
|
Luxemburgers |
3 - 3
|
| Belgians |
268 - 257
|
Malawians |
5 - 5
|
| Brazilians |
3 - 3
|
Malians |
2- 3
|
| British |
65 - 63
|
Mexicans |
6 - 6
|
| Burkinabé |
23 - 27
|
Mozambicans |
1 - 1
|
| Burundians |
3 - 3
|
Nigerians |
4 - 4
|
| Canadians |
221- 208
|
Polish |
11 - 12
|
| Congolese |
39 - 43
|
Rwandan |
4 - 4
|
| Dutch |
134 - 130
|
Soudanese |
1 - 1
|
| Ethiopian |
0 - 1
|
South Africans |
0 - 0
|
| Filippinos |
5 - 5
|
Spanish |
92 - 90
|
| French |
352 - 332
|
Swiss |
42 - 39
|
| Germans |
162- 159
|
Tanzanians |
17 - 18
|
| Ghanaians |
22 - 22
|
Togolese |
3 - 3
|
| Indians |
4 - 4
|
Trinidadian |
1 - 1
|
| Irish |
32
- 30
|
Ugandans |
21
- 20
|
| Italians |
49
- 48
|
Zambians |
11
- 13
|
Number of M.Afr according to Country
| Generalate |
33 - 36
|
Malawi |
26 -
24
|
| Algeria |
18 -
24
|
Mali |
55 -
52
|
| Belgium |
177 -
181
|
Morocco |
1 -
1
|
| Brazil |
5 -
5
|
Mauritania |
4 -
2
|
| Burkina Faso |
68 - 60
|
Mexico |
7 -
6
|
| Burundi |
18 -
17
|
Mozambique |
14 -
14
|
| Canada |
170 -
159
|
Netherlands |
86 -
84
|
| D.R.Congo |
97 - 90
|
Niger |
8 -
6
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
8 -
7
|
Nigeria |
6 - 6
|
| Espana |
38 - 41
|
Philippines |
4 - 4
|
| Ethiopia |
10 -10
|
Poland |
6 - 6
|
| France |
241 -
227
|
Rwanda |
18 -
17
|
| Germany |
88 -
91
|
South Africa |
17 -
15
|
| Ghana |
33 - 39
|
Switzerland |
32 -
31
|
| Great Britain |
51 - 48
|
Senegal |
1 - 0
|
| India |
6 - 6
|
Sudan |
2 -
3
|
| Ireland |
15 - 13
|
Tanzania |
65 - 58
|
| Italy |
28 -
28
|
Togo |
1 -
1
|
| Jerusalem |
12 -
12
|
Tunisia |
19 -
16
|
| Kenya |
17 -
18
|
U.S.A |
13 - 19
|
| Lebanon |
2 -
2
|
Uganda |
50 - 47
|
| Luxembourg |
3 - 3
|
Zambia |
54 -
62
|
NB: these figures take account of all members
of the Society, even if their names are not listed in the 2008 Personnel
Book. The deacons are listed in their countries of origine
B . Students in Initial formation : Number and Place.
2007/2008
382 Students from (-2006-2007
: 367)
Africa 305
Europe 10
Central and South America 17
Asia 49
North America 1
| Country /Province : |
1°Phase
|
2°Phase
|
3°Phase
|
4°Phase
|
Total
|
| South Africa |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Belgium |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Germany |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Canada + USA |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Burkina |
12
|
2
|
5
|
14
|
33
|
| Burundi |
10
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
18
|
| D.R. Congo |
25
|
6
|
12
|
15
|
58
|
| EPO - Ethiopia |
4
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
| Spain |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| France |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| G.B. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Ghana |
14
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
19
|
| MG : Brazil |
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
| MG : India |
19
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
35
|
| ANA : Mexico |
5
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
8
|
| MG : Philippines |
9
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
| MG : Poland |
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
9
|
| Ireland |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Italy |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Kenya |
5
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
| Malawi |
12
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
| Mali |
5
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
| Moçambique |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Nederland |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Nigeria |
7
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
16
|
| Rwanda |
8
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
14
|
| Sudan |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Switzerland |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Tanzania |
19
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
25
|
| Togo |
5
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
7
|
| Uganda |
17
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
28
|
| Zambia |
16
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
37
|
| TOTAL |
202
|
49
|
55
|
76
|
382
|
|
Difference from last year
|
+7
|
+18
|
-16
|
+6
|
+15
|
in training to become Missionaries of Africa |
