A Glance into the Catalogus
The database of the new Catalogus 2025 provides fresh insights. Today, we present two statistics on the global distribution of the 5,875 monks within our Confederation. Novices have not been included in the count.
16 May 2026
Monks by Country
| Country > | Number of Monks |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,040 |
| France | 526 |
| Germany | 510 |
| Italy | 492 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 327 |
| Viet Nam | 309 |
| Austria | 264 |
| India | 245 |
| Brazil | 201 |
| United Kingdom | 198 |
| Korea, Republic of | 148 |
| Spain | 134 |
| Switzerland | 125 |
| Belgium | 97 |
| Hungary | 68 |
| Mexico | 67 |
| Philippines | 67 |
| Togo | 65 |
| Canada | 61 |
| Guatemala | 55 |
| Argentina | 54 |
| Congo | 54 |
| Poland | 53 |
| South Africa | 48 |
| Kenya | 47 |
| Nigeria | 47 |
| Colombia | 41 |
| Sri Lanka | 41 |
| Netherlands | 38 |
| Rwanda | 35 |
| Uganda | 34 |
| Senegal | 33 |
| Zambia | 33 |
| Ireland | 27 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 |
| Cameroon | 24 |
| Chile | 19 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 19 |
| Czech Republic | 18 |
| Israel | 18 |
| Madagascar | 18 |
| Australia | 14 |
| Slovakia | 14 |
| Lithuania | 12 |
| Luxembourg | 11 |
| Guinea | 10 |
| Ghana | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 |
| Croatia | 6 |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6 |
| China | 5 |
| Cuba | 5 |
| Egypt | 5 |
| Peru | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 |
| Paraguay | 4 |
| Haiti | 3 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
Please note there may be minor discrepancies, as monks in dependent houses are sometimes counted under their motherhouse.
One further point: immediately after the publication of the Catalogus 2025, we noticed that the monastery index was incomplete. A full index is available here to print out and insert.
Notes from the Aventine | April-May 2026
The 2025 Catalogus : Available Now
Elections, Appointments, and Events | April-May 2026
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A Glance into the Catalogus
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