Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000

A list of contact persons is provided below. For other questions, contact Glenmary's Communications Office at 513-881-7442 or jbach@glenmary.org

Key Findings for Specific Religious Bodies
As formal comments become available regarding any of the 149 religious bodies participating in the study, links to those "findings" will be provided here.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

• Catholics in the United States: 2000. Preliminary Observations on Data Reported for Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000, by Kenneth M. Sanchagrin, Ph.D.
• How RCMS 2000 Relates to Other Kinds of Studies Presenting Religious Data, by Kenneth M. Sanchagrin, Ph.D.
• Press release for Catholic media

Additional Resources:
• Methodology and Cautions
• Media release statement stated Sept. 20, 2002
• Key findings from study
• Glossary of terms/abbreviations
• History and background of the study
• Resource people to contact
• Listings and rankings
• Maps
• To preview 2000 study online
• To order