Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-17
THE CHURCH OF ROME.
Figures from the Propaganda ReA
49,. 1ardin1 Its Condition.


Ollie church throughout tho world. The
report is book of 616 pages. An acI
count OF the work being done In each
nation is given, says the New York Sun.
Each account Is followed by a statistical
table, which furnishes the latest returns
prior to tho time the report was sent to
press, juno 81.
Here are the figures Of the Catholic
church in the United States: Catholics.
s,1GS,GSS; priests, 1857: churches, 7,072;
chapcls, 1858; parochial schools, 5000;
scholars, 543,197; charitable institu-
tons, 514. ireland has 3,8OS, 500 Catho-
lies. 2,558 churches and chapels, LOOT
parish churches, $500 priests, 1894
schools, and 10 Summaries. The returns
for England are as follows: Catholics,
1852, 27s; priests, 2,447, and churches,
1924. In Scotland there arc 33G, 643
Catholics, Of whom nearly two-thirds-
220, 0o0-are in tho arch diocese of Glas-
gov; 3o4 churches, 348 priests. 80
schools and three Summaries.
The account of the work in Australia
tells that in 1798 two Irish priests went
there as missionaries, but they soon re-
turned to thor native land because they
wcre prohibited to exercise their relig-
ion there. Father Flynn, another Irish
priest, had q similar experience in Aus
tralia at the beginning of this century,
but shortly after the Government or
dcred that Catholic missionaries should
be tolerated. Tho figures given by the
propaganda's report show that out O.
over 2, 100000 inhabitants in Australia
and Tasmania 770,26O arc Catholics
There are 1887 churches and chapcls
594 priests, 707 schools, 74,734 scholars
and three seminaries. OF Oceanica'.
population OF 1895, 900, 104, 12o are mem
bers of the church of Rome. They hav
63S churches and chapels, 24S priests
314 educational institutions and 10 char
itablo institutions. British AmerIc
shows up we'll in the statistics will
2,070,531 Catholics, 2,155 churches ant
chapels,' 2,361 priests, 1910 educationa
institutions, 1l2 charitable institutions.
and 10 seminaries. The Catholics O.
Corca and japan number 4O,93O, thu
churches are ia, and the stations-tha,
is, churches without resident pastors
400. The Chinese Empire has $40, 24G
Catholics, 2,S38 churches and chapels,
G3S European missionaries, 342 native
priests, 2,512 schools. 1854 scholars
and 43 Summaries, which have 500 stu
dents. Catechumcns, or those in prep
aration for admission to tho Catholic
church. arc. not included in these fig.
ures. Tho number of Catholics in the
East Indies is 1,030,252; primary sta
tons, SD; churches and chapcls, 2, sol:
educational institutions, 1882, attended
by 742O0 pupils; Is seminaries, with
595 students; G30 European missionaries,
235 native priests, and It's orphan asy-
1ums. ..
An interesting story is that OF the
missionary work in the recently dis
covered parts of Africa. The mission of
Cimbobasia was established by decree
of July D, 1870. Rev. Father Schaller and
Rev. Thomas Fogarty, priests of the
Congregation of tho Holy Ghost and
Sacred Heart Of Mary, are the project
and vice-prefect respectively. -Four
years ago the French Congo mission was
established. 1t had only 500 Catholics,
but tho report says thore arc no hero
tics. Tho father of tho immaculate
Heart Of Mary directs the Belgian
Congo mission, which was founded by
decree Of May 2, 1888. There are but
GO native Catholics. Tho Vicomte-
Apostolic Of Upper Congo, which is
served by the Algerian missionaries,
was established ton years ago; but that
of tho Lowor Congo dates from June 81,
1910. All OF Africa that is dependent
on tho propaganda has 81, 400 Catholics,
2Tt stations, TOO churches and chapcls,
7i3 priests, OOG educational insti Lutions,
and 1873 charitable institutions.
~ special department. OF the report
tolls how the world is supplied with
missionaries. Tbore arc numerous COL
lcgcs especially for this purpose. So.
Pctcr and Paurs, established in Rome
in 1857, has students in the seminary
and IS in tho missions; the English COL
lego, "a; tho Scots college, "a; the Irish
college, 30; tho American collogo, SO;
tho Canadian college, 10. or the COL
logos outside Of Rome the Lyons SOM
mary for African missions has Gs STU
donts; tho Milan seminary for foreign