Vatican Press Office Releases Statistics after Five Years
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While every Pope draws a certain amount of praise and criticism, there is no debating the fact that Pope Francis has been busy – and the Vatican Press Office has released the numbers to prove it.
His work includes canonizing 880 saints, creating 61 cardinals, and a vast amount of travel. Here are the statistics:
EncyclicalsLumen fidei (20 June 2013)
Laudato si’ (24 May 2015
Apostolic ExhortationsEvangelii gaudium (24 November 2013)
Amoris laetitia (19 March 2016)
BullsMisericordiae vultus (11 April 2015)
Motu Proprios3 in 2013
2 in 2014
4 in 2015
9 in 2016
4 in 2017
1 in 2018
General audiences 219
Themes of the Wednesday CatechesisProfession of Faith
The Sacraments
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Church
The Family
Mercy
Christian hope
The Holy Mass
Angelus/Regina Caeli 286
International trips: 22
Pope Francis has traveled a total of 250,000km visiting: Brasil, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, South Korea, Albania, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Turkey, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, the United States, Kenya, Uganda, Central African Republic, Mexico, Greece, Armenia, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Egypt, Portugal, Colombia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Chile, Peru
Trips within Italy: 18
Pastoral visits to the parishes of Rome: 16
Synods:III Extraordinary Synod on the Family (5-19 October 2014)
XIV Ordinary Synod on the Family (4-25 October 2015)
XVI Ordinary Synod on Youth (3-18 October 2018)
Special Synod on the Amazon (October 2019)
Special YearsYear of Consecrated Life (29 November 2014–2 February 2016)
Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy (8 December 2015–20 November 2016)
Special MonthsExtraordinary Missionary month (October 2019)
World DaysWorld Day of fasting and prayer for Peace I: Syria (7 September 2013)
24 Hours for the Lord a Friday in Lent (inaugurated in 2014)
World day of prayer for creation: 1 September (inaugurated in 2015)
World day of the poor: 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (inaugurated in 2017)
Sunday of the Word: One Sunday during the Liturgical Year (inaugurated in 2017)
World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Second Sunday of September (inaugurated 14 January 2018)
World day of prayer and fasting for peace II: South Sudan, Congo, and Syria (23 February 2018)
World Youth Days28th World Day in Rio de Janeiro: 23-28 July 2013
31st World Day in Krakow: 26-31 July 2016
34th World Day in Panama: 22-27 January 2019
Consistories for the creation of CardinalsPope Francis has created a total of 61 cardinals. Of these, 49 are electors and 12 are non-electors (one of whom has subsequently died)19 Cardinals created on 22 February 2014
20 Cardinals created on 14 February 2015
17 Cardinals created on 19 November 2016
5 Cardinals created on 28 June 2017
CanonizationsPope Francis has canonized a total of 880 saints, 800 of whom are the Martyrs of Otranto9 canonization ceremonies in the Vatican
3 canonizations ceremonies outside of the Vatican: United States, Sri Lanka, Portugal
5 canonizations equipollent
His work includes canonizing 880 saints, creating 61 cardinals, and a vast amount of travel. Here are the statistics:
EncyclicalsLumen fidei (20 June 2013)
Laudato si’ (24 May 2015
Apostolic ExhortationsEvangelii gaudium (24 November 2013)
Amoris laetitia (19 March 2016)
BullsMisericordiae vultus (11 April 2015)
Motu Proprios3 in 2013
2 in 2014
4 in 2015
9 in 2016
4 in 2017
1 in 2018
General audiences 219
Themes of the Wednesday CatechesisProfession of Faith
The Sacraments
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Church
The Family
Mercy
Christian hope
The Holy Mass
Angelus/Regina Caeli 286
International trips: 22
Pope Francis has traveled a total of 250,000km visiting: Brasil, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, South Korea, Albania, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Turkey, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, the United States, Kenya, Uganda, Central African Republic, Mexico, Greece, Armenia, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Egypt, Portugal, Colombia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Chile, Peru
Trips within Italy: 18
Pastoral visits to the parishes of Rome: 16
Synods:III Extraordinary Synod on the Family (5-19 October 2014)
XIV Ordinary Synod on the Family (4-25 October 2015)
XVI Ordinary Synod on Youth (3-18 October 2018)
Special Synod on the Amazon (October 2019)
Special YearsYear of Consecrated Life (29 November 2014–2 February 2016)
Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy (8 December 2015–20 November 2016)
Special MonthsExtraordinary Missionary month (October 2019)
World DaysWorld Day of fasting and prayer for Peace I: Syria (7 September 2013)
24 Hours for the Lord a Friday in Lent (inaugurated in 2014)
World day of prayer for creation: 1 September (inaugurated in 2015)
World day of the poor: 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (inaugurated in 2017)
Sunday of the Word: One Sunday during the Liturgical Year (inaugurated in 2017)
World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Second Sunday of September (inaugurated 14 January 2018)
World day of prayer and fasting for peace II: South Sudan, Congo, and Syria (23 February 2018)
World Youth Days28th World Day in Rio de Janeiro: 23-28 July 2013
31st World Day in Krakow: 26-31 July 2016
34th World Day in Panama: 22-27 January 2019
Consistories for the creation of CardinalsPope Francis has created a total of 61 cardinals. Of these, 49 are electors and 12 are non-electors (one of whom has subsequently died)19 Cardinals created on 22 February 2014
20 Cardinals created on 14 February 2015
17 Cardinals created on 19 November 2016
5 Cardinals created on 28 June 2017
CanonizationsPope Francis has canonized a total of 880 saints, 800 of whom are the Martyrs of Otranto9 canonization ceremonies in the Vatican
3 canonizations ceremonies outside of the Vatican: United States, Sri Lanka, Portugal
5 canonizations equipollent
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