Administration of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation and of Anointing of the Sick

The statistics below about the administration of the sacraments according to the various parishes are gleaned from the Sacred Returns since the last Quinquennial report. They show that there is a general increase as far as the administration of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation is concerned, although the statistics of some of the Parishes are not up-to-date. The summaries given below show that during the period covered by the Report, that is, from 2005 to 2013, the Catholic population has grown by 38,118 Adult Baptisms, 34,591 Infant Baptisms and 1,143 people have been welcomed into the Catholic Church from other Christian Denominations. It means that the Catholic population, without counting the dead, has increased by 73,852. There are 48,199 First Holy Communions and 30,422 Confirmations.

The statistics for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick stand at 34,767. Also, there are some emergencies that come up and Christians are anointed but not recorded in the register. Generally, the Priests are available for the Sacrament of Confession and a good number of Christians are aware of the importance of this sacrament. Except for cases where the priests are given faculties to absolve from censures reserved to the Local Ordinary, statistics are not kept for the Sacrament of Confession.

SUMMARY FOR THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION