The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-05
THE CHURCH OF ROME.
Figures from the Propaganda Re-
garding It's Condition.
Nearly Twice as Many Catholics In tho
united States as In Great Britain anV
Ireland-NIissionary Work In Aus
tralla and Africa.

tralia and Africa.
The annual report just issued by the
sacred congregation of the propaganda,
Rome, gives the statistics of tho Cath
Ollie church throughout the world. The
report is book of GIG pages. An ac-
count of the work being done in each
nation is given, says the New York Sun.
Each account is followed by statistical
table, which furnishes tho latest returns
prior to the time the report was sent to
press, June 81.
Here are tho figures Of tho Catholic
church in the United States: Catholics.
s,16S,6SS; priests, 1867; churches, 7,072;
chapels, 1,65S; parochial schools, 5000;
scholars, 3,197; charitable institu-
tions, 514. Ireland has 3,S0S,G9 Catho-
lies, 2,55S churches and chapels, 1902
parish churches, $500 priests, 1894
schools, and Is Summaries. The returns
for England are as follows: Catholics,
1852 7S; priests, 2,447, and churches,
1894. In Scotland there are $50, Gas
Catholics, of whom nearly two-thirds-
20,000-are in the archdiocese Of Glas-
gov; S04 churches, 34S priests, $40
schools and three seminaries.
The account Of the work in Australia
tells that in 179S two Irish priests went
there as missionaries, but they soon re-
turned to their native land because they
were prohibited to exercise their relig-
ion there. Father Flynn, another Irish
priest, had similar experience in Aus
tralia at the beginning of this century,
but shortly after the Government or
dered that Catholic missionaries should
be tolerated. The figures given by the
propaganda's report show that out of
over ., 100000 inhabitants in Australia
and Tasmania 770,260 are Catholics.
There are LEST churches and chapels,
594 priests, 70T schools, T4.734 scholars,
and three seminaries OF Oceanica's
population of 4,0S5.000, 1G4, 100 arc mem
bers of the church of Rome. They have
G3S churches and chapcls, 243 priests,
S14 educational institutions and is char
liable institutions. British America
shows up well in tho statistics with
2,070,531 Catholics, 2,155 churches and
chapels, 1851 priests, 1910 educational
institutions, IL charitable institutions.
and 10 seminaries. The Catholics of
Corea and Japan number 4O,930, the
churches arc ia, and the stations-that
Aos SAuiNiCS MlLuOuJ IcSluCnb DIStOrS.
400. The Chinese Empire has $40, GAG
Catholics, 2,S3S churches and chapels,
6SS European missionaries, 3i2 native
priests, 2,5l2 schools. 1851 scholars
and as seminaries, which have $50 stu
dents. Catechumens, or those in prep
aration for admission to tho Catholic
church. are not included in these fig-
ures. The number of Catholics in the
East Indies is 1,030,252; primary sta
tlons, 544; churches and chapels, 1881;
educational institutions, 1,2S9, attended
by 74,20o pupils: Is Summaries, with
5S5 students; 63G European missionaries,
1856 native priests and 115 orphan asy-
1ums.
An interesting story is that OF the
missionary work in tho recently dis
covered parts of Africa. The mission of
Cimbebasia was established by decree
of July 8, 1879. Rev. Father Schaller and
hev. Thomas Fogarty, priests of the
Congregation of tho Holy Ghost and
Sacred Heart of Mary, are the project
and vice-prefcct respectively. Four
years ago the French Congo mission was
established. Ithad only 500 Catholics,
but the report says there are no here
Heart of Mary directs the Belgian
Congo mission, which was founded by
decree of May Q, 1855. There are but
GO native Catholics. The Vicomte-
Apostolic of Upper Congo, which is
served by the Algerian missionaries,
was established ten years ago; but that
of the Lower Congo dates from June 81,
1G40. All of Africa that is dependent
on the propaganda has 81, 400 Catholics,
274 stations, 700 churches and chapcls,
743 priests, 0GG educational institutions,
and 12S charitable institutions.
A special department of the report
tells how the world is supplied with
missionaries. There arc numerous col
,leges especially for this purpose. So.
Peter and Pauls, established in Rome
in 1857, has students in the seminary
and Is in the missions; the English col
legc, "a; the Scots college, "a; tho Irish
college, SO; the American college, 60;
the Canadian college, IS. OF the col
leges outside of Rome the Lyons sem
mary for African missions has Is stu
dents; Nhe Milan seminary for foreign
missions, II; the Verona seminary, IS;
the Albanese college. %; the American
college, Louvain, G5 students in the
seminary and EOS in the missions, of
whom 10 are bishops; and the Irish col
1ege, Paris, 100. There are many other
colleges, of little interest to Americans,
which send missionaries to all lands.
Fiocks Lsa by an Eve.
Joseph Brown, OF White Pireon