We all know Roman Catholics make up a big chunk of the world’s population, but just how big? Here’s a sampling of data from the 2008 Catholic Almanac.

The Catholic Church in the world (as of Jan. 1, 2006, from “Statistical Yearbook of the Church”):

Archdioceses and dioceses     2,656

Archbishops and bishops       4,653

Priests 406,411

Parishes          217,616

Schools (K-secondary)           194,855

Students (K-college)   55,453,349

Hospitals         5,246

Baptisms         17,002,140

Marriages       3,052,900

Total population         1,114,966,000

World population       6,463,234,000