Lists of Catholics

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Catholics
Set of pictures for a number of famous Catholics from various fields.
Total population
c. 1.3 billion worldwide (2017)
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil134,000,000[1]
 Mexico96,330,000[2]
 Philippines85,470,000[3]
 United States71,000,000[3]
 Italy50,474,000[3]
 France44,000,000[3]
 Colombia36,000,000[3]
 Poland33,070,017[3]
 Spain32,364,000[3]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo31,000,000[4]
Religions
Catholic Christianity
Scriptures
Bible
Languages
  • Predominant spoken languages:

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide, as of 2017.[5]

Lists

General

Saints, and martyrs

Clergy

Episcopacy

By nationality

By occupation

By organisational membership

See also

References

  1. ^ América Latina abriga 40% dos católicos do mundo
  2. ^ Table: Christian Population in Numbers by Country Pew Research Center
  3. ^ a b c d e f g The top 10 most Catholic countries in the world
  4. ^ "Global Christianity". Pew Research Centre. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Presentation of the Pontifical Yearbook 2019 and the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae 2017". Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.