Statistics of the 20 Benedictine Monasteries in the Congregation |
|---|
Status / Year** |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Bishops |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Priests |
657 |
642 |
624 |
609 |
592 |
575 |
556 |
Deacons |
10 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
Brothers |
246 |
244 |
239 |
243 |
249 |
244 |
234 |
Juniors |
64 |
60 |
55 |
43 |
48 |
49 |
41 |
Novices |
26 |
24 |
18 |
30 |
26 |
15 |
19 |
Claustral Oblates |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
1,015 |
992 |
958 |
948 |
933 |
901 |
868 |
* At the 48th General Chapter, 13-18 June 2004,
Mount Saviour Monastery, Pine City, NY, was admitted to the Congregation.
In
2005 Holy Cross Abbey and Saint Augustine Monastery were suppressed.
On 1 October
2006, Holy Trinity
Monastery, Butler, PA, was erected as a sui juris monastery in the Archeparchy
of Pittsburgh outside the Congregation.
** Published statistics in the annual Ordo reflect data reported by August of
the previous year.
