The Missionaries of Africa

Statistics

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.
2008/2009
375 Students from (-2007-2008 : 382)
Africa 302 (305)
Europe 13 (10)
Central and South America 17 (17)
Asia 42 (49)
North America 1 (1)

Country /Province :
1°Phase
2°Phase
3°Phase
4°Phase
Total
South Africa
-
-
-
-
-
Belgium
-
-
-
-
-
Germany
1
-
-
-
1
Canada + USA
1
-
-
-
1
Burkina
13
2
4
13
32
Burundi
13
2
5
2
22
D.R. Congo
29
6
7
17
59
EPO - Ethiopia
6
-
1
3
10
Spain
1
1
-
-
2
France
-
-
-
-
-
G.B.
-
-
-
-
-
Ghana
17
2
2
3
24
Ana : Brazil
1
-
-
1
2
MG : India
20
-
6
7
33
ANA : Mexico
8
1
5
1
15
MG : Philippines
7
-
1
1
9
Poland
1
2
1
5
9
Ireland
-
-
-
-
-
Italy
1
-
-
-
1
Kenya
6
2
3
4
15
Malawi
13
1
3
1
18
Mali
5
1
-
1
7
Moçambique
1
-
-
-
1
Nederland
-
-
-
-
-
Nigeria
10
-
3
6
19
Rwanda
6
-
2
4
12
Sudan
-
-
-
1
1
Switzerland
-
-
-
-
-
Tanzania
13
3
1
4
21
Togo
5
-
1
1
7
Uganda
15
3
6
1
25
Zambia
14
1
4
10
29
TOTAL
207
27
55
86
375

Difference from last year

+5
-22
0
+10
-7


in training to become Missionaries of Africa

2008-2009

candidats / candidates
D'où viennent-ils ? / Where do they come from?

Europe/
ANA
Philippines
India/Brazil
West
Africa
Central
Africa
East & South
Africa
Total
1st Phase
Etape 1
         
13
6,3%
27
13,1%
50
24.3%
48
23.3%
68
33%
206
Spir. Year
Année Spir.
         
4
14.8%
0
0%
5
18.5%
8
29.6%
10
37.1%
27
Stage          
6
11%
7
12.7%
10
18.2%
14
25.4%
18
32.7%
55
4è Etape
Last Phase
         
7
8.1%
8
9.3%
24
27.9%
23
26.8%
24
27.9%
86
Total          
30
8%
42
11.2%
89
23.8%
93
24.8%
120
32.2%
374


NB. Polish, Mexican and Brazilian candidates have been counted in the section Europe / ANA.


 

 



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