Between 2014 and 2021, the number of Catholic priests living in the Netherlands decreased. Whereas in 2014, the Catholic Church still had over 700 priests, by 2021 the number of priests had fallen to just 604. The decline in the number of priests is matched by a decline in the general Catholic population in the Netherlands. In the last two decades, the Catholic Church lost around 1.5 million members.
Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021
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Radboud University (Kaski). (August 1, 2022). Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/
Radboud University (Kaski). "Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/
Radboud University (Kaski). (2022). Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/
Radboud University (Kaski). "Number of Catholic Priests in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/
Radboud University (Kaski), Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of Catholic priests in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Radboud University (Kaski), August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096209/catholic-priests-in-the-netherlands/