Mission Survey and Statistics

Since 1950, USCMA has compiled statistics on the US Church’s missionary activity from data forms received from mission-sending groups and home dioceses. The Mission Survey is a biennial survey that looks at the International and cross-cultural mission activity of US missioners (citizens by birth or naturalization) and includes all those Catholics who are sponsored by Catholic mission-sending agencies, even if they work for projects not sponsored by the Catholic Church. This survey is critical to our work in promoting the US Church’s missionary activity and global relationships with (arch)dioceses and parish around the world.
 
The uses of Mission Survey Statistics are far-reaching and many individuals and organizations depend on the accuracy of this information. Here are just some of the examples of the uses of Mission Survey Statistics:

 

The missioner statistics reported to USCMA through the Mission Survey allow us to produce more complete and accurate overviews of the mission activities engaged in by missioners from US congregations and organizations. The US Catholic Mission Handbook and Executive Summary contain statistics in the following categories: