The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
Growth Of Catholicism In Great
Britain.

Britain.
A correspondent of the "Catholic Re
view" has gathered from the "Catholic d.
rectory" the following statistics of the
growth of the denomination in Great Bri-
tain:
In 1878 the Church in England and Scot
land had 1893 clergy of all ranks, and ], ,253
public churches, chapels and stations. In
1874 these numbers had increased to 1895
and l, 1858 respectively. and at the end of
1875 they were 2,0M and l, ,294-an increase
Of 131 priests and forty-one churches in two
years. The number Of priests ordained for
England during 1875 was seventy seven, of
whom twenty-eight were regulars. There
were, besides, seven priests ordained at st..
Joseph's College, near London, for foreign
missions. The whole number of priests in
Scotland is IA, the remaining 1850 being
IN England. Out Of the whole number Of
S,OA priests IN the kingdom Gil are regu-
lars, and these have ninety houses-to
wit, thirteen houses of Jesuits,
three of Redemptorists, seven of the Oblates
Of Mary Immaculate, seven of Marists,
three of Franciscans, four of Passionists,
two of Vincentians, one of Augustinians,
two of Carmelites, four of Fathers of Char
ity, four Of Dommicans, four of Oblates of
St. Charles, tive of Oratorians, one of
Pious Servants of Missions, one of Servites,
one Of Brothers of Mercy, four of Christian
Brothers, three of Zavarian Brothers, seven
of Benedictmes, six of Capuchins, one of
Cistercians, one of the Institute of Charity,
enc of Premonstratensians, one of Broth
ers of St. Alexis, three of Carthusians, one
of Josepbites and three of Brothers of the
Schools. OF houses of religious women
there are 2s9, of which s7O are in England
and nineteen in Scotland. These are com
posed of four houses of Ursulines, forty
eight Sisters of Mercy, twelve of the Little
Sisters of the Poor, ten of the Sisters of the
Immaculate Conception, seven of the Sis
ters of the Goo3 Shepherd, forty-eieht of
the Sisters of Charity, five of the Sisters of
Nazareth, one of the Apostoline Nuns, one
of the French Sisters of the Little Schools,
one of the Sisters of the Visitation. one of
the Saurs de Marie Auxiliatrice, one of
the Sisters of the Christian Retreat, four of
the School sisters oftEe German Institute of
Our Lady, one of the Sisters of St. Angus
tine, two of the Ladies Of the Sacred Heart.
three of the Sisters of the Assumption, four
of the Sisters of Bon Secours, two of Car
melites, one of Danes Anglaises, two of
Danes de st. Andre, two Of Daughters of
the Cross, FIVE of Dominicans, twelve of the
Faithful companions of Jesus, five of the
Third Order of st. Francis, one of the Help
ers of the Holy Souls, seven of the Sisters
of the Holy Child Jesus, one of the Holv
Sepulchre, two of the Sisters of Jesus and
Mary, one Of the Nuns of the Presentation.
two of the Sisters of the Faithful Virgin
two the Canonesses of St. Augustine Of
the Perpetual Alteration, one of the DANES
Of Marie, one of Marie Reparatrice, one of
the Congregation of Mary, one of the Most
Holy Sacrament, two of the Most Precious
Blood, twenty. one of the Sisters of Notre
Dame, x.of Poor Clares, three of the Poor
Sisters of the Myther of God, seveg Of the
Sisters of Providence, two of the Sainte
Union, one the Danes Relieieuses
de la Croix, one the Sisters of
st. Vincent, two of the School Sisters of
Notre Dame, three of the Sisters of the
Sacred Heart, three of the Servites, eight OF
the Sisters of the Most Holy Cross and
Passion, seven of the Benedictlnes, three of
the Sisters of Penance of St. Dominic, one
OF the Visitation, one of Our Lady of Mercy,
two Of the Sisters of st. Joseph, one of the
Sisters of the Temple, three of the Teres-
ians, one of Our Lady of Charity and Re-
fuge, three of the Sisters of st. Paul's, one
OF the Bridgettines, one of the Cistercians
and one of the Marist Sisters. Many of
these communities have but very few mem
bers, but probably the 2S9 houses have not
less than 1900 menbers all told. besides
their uovices. The whole number of Ro-
man Catholic archbishops and bishops in
Great Britain, Ireland and the British col
onies and dependencies is 126, of whom
eighteen are archbishops. Add to these the
sixty five archbishops, bishops and yioar
apostolic in the United States, and we have
a total of 191 English prelates of the Ro-
man Catholic Church.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.