<span style='color:red'>Highest Number of Jesuits anwhere in the world are in India !!!</span>
The Jesuits - who form an order in the Catholic Church, officially called the Society of Jesus - are a community of "Fathers" (who have been ordained priest) and "Brothers" (who are not ordained).
How Many Jesuits Are There?
Felix Raj, SJ
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to a recent Jesuit Documentation, No. 81, published from Rome, as of January 2001, there were 21,063 Jesuits in the world - 14,852 priests, 3,997 scholastics, and 2,311 Brothers. The net loss from January 2000 is 320 members. Between January 2000 and January 2001, 500 men entered the Society of Jesus, 479 died and 339 left the order. While the relative numbers of entrances and departures is consistent with the trend of the last few years, the number of deaths is higher.
The highest number of Jesuits in their 460-year history was in 1965 with 36,038 members, 20,301 Priests, 9,865 Scholastics and 5,872 Brothers.
The overall decline in number from 1965 to 2001 is 41%, of which the share of the brothers is 16.9%, scholastics' is 16.4% and priests' 7.7%. In the last 35 years, the overall fall of brothers is 60.6%, scholastics is 59.5% and priests 14.7%.
The Jesuit Headquarters is situated in Rome: Curia Society of Jesus, Borgo S. Spirito, 4 â 00193 ROMA, Italy. Superior General: Most Rev. Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbagh, SJ.
<b>NUMBER OF JESUITS IN THE WORLD - 2001(Region-wise)</b>
                Africa.......................................     1296
                America Latin (Merid)............    1685
                America Latin (Sept)...............    1588
                Asia (Merid)............................    3889
                Asia (Orient)............................    1633
                Europa Centr...........................    1037
                Europa Merid..........................    2904
                Europa Occid...........................    2266
                Europa orient...........................    1215
          USA..........................................    3549 Â
                Total (2001).............................   21,063
<b>IN THE WORLD (YEAR WISE)</b>
                    1960................................... 34687
                    1965................................... 36038
                    1970................................... 32898
                    1975................................... 28856
                    1980................................... 27053
                    1985................................... 25549
                    1990................................... 24421
                    1995................................... 22869
                    2000................................... 21354
<b>Jesuits in India</b>
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The Indian Assistancy has the highest number with 3,851 Jesuits (18%), followed by USA with 3,635 (17%)</span>. Of the 3,851 Jesuits in India, 2,174 are priests, 1,363 scholastics in training and 314 brothers. The ratio of priests/scholastics in India is 1.60. There are 17 Provinces and 3 independent Regions in the South Asian Assistancy. Madurai Province has the highest number with 495 Jesuits, followed by Patna with 376. Karnataka Province has the highest number of scholastics - 146, followed by Patna with 128. <span style='color:red'>Bihar is the most blessed State for Jesuits. There are five Jesuit Provinces with 1,265 Jesuits, one-third of all Jesuits working in India.</span><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The Jesuits - who form an order in the Catholic Church, officially called the Society of Jesus - are a community of "Fathers" (who have been ordained priest) and "Brothers" (who are not ordained).
How Many Jesuits Are There?
Felix Raj, SJ
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to a recent Jesuit Documentation, No. 81, published from Rome, as of January 2001, there were 21,063 Jesuits in the world - 14,852 priests, 3,997 scholastics, and 2,311 Brothers. The net loss from January 2000 is 320 members. Between January 2000 and January 2001, 500 men entered the Society of Jesus, 479 died and 339 left the order. While the relative numbers of entrances and departures is consistent with the trend of the last few years, the number of deaths is higher.
The highest number of Jesuits in their 460-year history was in 1965 with 36,038 members, 20,301 Priests, 9,865 Scholastics and 5,872 Brothers.
The overall decline in number from 1965 to 2001 is 41%, of which the share of the brothers is 16.9%, scholastics' is 16.4% and priests' 7.7%. In the last 35 years, the overall fall of brothers is 60.6%, scholastics is 59.5% and priests 14.7%.
The Jesuit Headquarters is situated in Rome: Curia Society of Jesus, Borgo S. Spirito, 4 â 00193 ROMA, Italy. Superior General: Most Rev. Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbagh, SJ.
<b>NUMBER OF JESUITS IN THE WORLD - 2001(Region-wise)</b>
                Africa.......................................     1296
                America Latin (Merid)............    1685
                America Latin (Sept)...............    1588
                Asia (Merid)............................    3889
                Asia (Orient)............................    1633
                Europa Centr...........................    1037
                Europa Merid..........................    2904
                Europa Occid...........................    2266
                Europa orient...........................    1215
          USA..........................................    3549 Â
                Total (2001).............................   21,063
<b>IN THE WORLD (YEAR WISE)</b>
                    1960................................... 34687
                    1965................................... 36038
                    1970................................... 32898
                    1975................................... 28856
                    1980................................... 27053
                    1985................................... 25549
                    1990................................... 24421
                    1995................................... 22869
                    2000................................... 21354
<b>Jesuits in India</b>
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The Indian Assistancy has the highest number with 3,851 Jesuits (18%), followed by USA with 3,635 (17%)</span>. Of the 3,851 Jesuits in India, 2,174 are priests, 1,363 scholastics in training and 314 brothers. The ratio of priests/scholastics in India is 1.60. There are 17 Provinces and 3 independent Regions in the South Asian Assistancy. Madurai Province has the highest number with 495 Jesuits, followed by Patna with 376. Karnataka Province has the highest number of scholastics - 146, followed by Patna with 128. <span style='color:red'>Bihar is the most blessed State for Jesuits. There are five Jesuit Provinces with 1,265 Jesuits, one-third of all Jesuits working in India.</span><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->