梵蒂冈城，10月16日 - 梵蒂冈周五表示，目前非洲的天主教徒人数已超过欧洲，并公布了其新闻机构Fides编纂的最新天主教会统计数据。
VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 - There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.
截至2024年6月底，全球天主教徒总数达到14.22亿，占全球人口的17.8%，年增0.1%。
The total number of Catholics in the world stood at 1.422 billion at the end of June 2024, representing 17.8% of the global population, and up 0.1% year on year.
非洲天主教徒占比20.3%，欧洲占20.2%，美洲占47.7%，亚洲占11%，大洋洲占0.8%。
Some 20.3% of Catholics live in Africa and 20.2% in Europe, with the Americas accounting for 47.7%, Asia 11% and Oceania 0.8%.
去年统计数据（截至2023年6月底）显示，全球天主教徒为14.05亿，其中约20%居住在非洲，20.4%居住在欧洲。
In last year's statistics, relating to the end of June 2023, there were 1.405 billion Catholics globally, with about 20% of them living in Africa and 20.4% living in Europe.
Fides还统计称，全球共有主教5525名，神父407421名，并指出神父人数增加了425人，这是五年来首次增长。
Fides also counted 5,525 bishops around the world and 407,421 priests, noting that the number of priests, up by 425, had increased for the first time in five years.