Estimated Statistics for Chinese Catholic 2005
| Number of Catholics |
12,000,000 |
| Number of Dioceses |
138 |
| Number of Bishops (average age 74) |
| In the Open Church |
64 |
| In the Underground Church |
39 |
| Number of Priests |
| In the Open Church |
180(Old); 1,620(Young) |
| Ithe Underground Church |
200(Old); 900(Young) |
| Number of Sister |
| In the Open Church |
3,600 |
| In the Underground Church |
1,200 |
| Number of Seminaries |
| Major |
14 |
| Minor |
18 |
| In the Underground Church |
10 |
| Number of Seminarians |
| In the Open Church |
640 |
| In the Undergroud Church |
Circa 800 |
| Minor seminarians in the Open Church |
500 |
| Number of Novitiates |
| In the Open Church |
40 |
| In the Undergroud Church |
20 |
| Number of Sister in Formation |
| In the Open Church |
600 |
| In the Undergroud Church |
600 |
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