Statistics of the Diocese of Hong Kong
香港教區教務統計
30 September 1977 to 1 October 1978

 
Catholic Population & Churches Clergy & Religious Education Social Service
 
Catholic Population & Churches [Top]
Catholic Population

258,817

 
Parishes Parishes 27
Urban Rectories 7
Rural Principal Stations 15
Secondary Stations 15
Mass Centres - Urban Area 18
Mass Centres - Rural Area 4
With resident priests in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories.
 
Places for Religious Services Churches 32

69

Chapels 37
 
Baptisms Adult 2,929

5,637

Infant 2,708
 
Catechumens

2,899

 
Catechists   Religious Men Women

Other

   
Paid 17 0 0 67 84

200

Voluntary 19 39 58 0 116
 
Clergy & Religious [Top]
Bishops

2

 
Clergy Diocesan Clergy Chinese 67 68

348

Other Nationalities 1
Priests of Institutes Chinese 60 280
Other Nationalities 220
 
Institutes Brothers Chinese 41

101

Other Nationalities 60
 
Religious Sisters Chinese 491

758

Other Nationalities 267
 
Seminarians, Novices & Religious Students   Diocesan Macau Men's Institutes Women's Institutes  
Philosophy Students 14 1 5 0 20
Theology Students 3 1 1 0 5
Orientation Course 3 0 0 0 3
Secondary Course 0 0 14 0 14
Novices 0 0 6 37 43
Postulants 0 0 0 9 9
 
Education [Top]
Catholic Schools Kindergarten 61

310

Primary 120
Secondary & Middle 85
Vocational 20
Night Schools 24
 
No. of Pupils Kindergarten 22,242

267,027

Primary 137,386
Secondary & Middle 79,115
Vocational 13,201
Night Schools 15,083
Catholics are 28,042.
 
Teachers Religious 397

8,608

Lay Peoples 8,211
 
Social Service [Top]
Social Centres   15
Hospitals Beds: 2,416 6
Clinics (General & Dental)   16
Maternity Departments   6
Children's Day-Care Centres Boys: 1,392; Girls: 1,413 17
Girl's Homes Inmates: 341 4
Home for the Aged Inmates: Men: 268; Women: 419 3
Centre for Handicapped Inmates: 15 1
Hostels Inmates: Men: 928; Women: 455 13