U.S. Women and Men Religious 1945-2005

 

 1945

1965

1985

2005

 Priests

 12,413

 21,781

20,448

15,143

 Sisters/Nuns

 122,159

173,865

118,840

79,876

 Brothers

7,003

13,152

10,226

8,448

 Men Religious

 Alphabet Soup?

The significance of the letters after a name of a brother or glergymember

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