Statistics of the Catholic Church in Romania as of 31 December 2017 (from the Central Office for Church Statistics)
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
Table 4 – Priestly Vocations
Table 5 – Educational centers owned/managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Table 6 – Charitable and social centers owned/managed by ecclesiastics or religious
The following are some statistical data relating to the situation of the Catholic Church in Romania as of 31 December 2017:
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
| Area (km2) | 238,391 |
| Population (in thousands) | 19,644 |
| Density (inhabitants/km2) | 82 |
| Catholics (in thousands) | 1,445 |
| Catholics per 100 inhabitants | 7.4 |
| Ecclesiastical circumscriptions | 13 |
| Parishes | 2,031 |
| Other pastoral centers | 64 |
| Catholics per pastoral center | 690 |
Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
| Bishops (situation at 30.04.2019) | 18 |
| Diocesan priests | 1,792 |
| Religious priests | 265 |
| Total priests | 2,057 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 |
| Men religious (other than priests) | 72 |
| Professed women religious | 1,070 |
| Members of Secular Institutes | 128 |
| Lay missionaries | 56 |
| Catechists | 573 |
Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
| Catholics per priest | 702 |
| Catholics per pastoral worker | 363 |
| Priests per pastoral center | 0.98 |
| Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate | 52.2 |
Table 4 – Priestly vocations
| Minor seminarians | 2,256 |
| Major seminarians | 599 |
| Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants |
3.05 |
| Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics | 41.5 |
| Major seminarians per 100 priests | 29.1 |
Table 5 – Educational centers owned/managed by ecclesiastics or religious
| Schools: | |
| Pre-school and primary | 68 |
| Lower middle and secondary | 26 |
| Higher and university | 7 |
| Students in: | |
| Pre-school and primary schools | 5,940 |
| Lower middle and secondary schools | 3,954 |
| Higher and university institutes | 894 |
Table 6 – Charitable and social centers owned/managed by ecclesiastics or religious
| Hospitals | 14 |
| Clinics | 43 |
| Leper colonies | – |
| Homes for the elderly and disabled | 34 |
| Orphanages and nurseries | 35 |
| Family consultation centers | 20 |
| Special centers of social education or rehabilitation | 6 |
| Other institutions | 27 |
