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Revenues of the Catholic Church in France from 2015 to 2021, by type of resources (in millions of euros)

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

France

Survey time period

2015 - 2021

Supplementary notes

The source specifies the definition of each type of resource as follows:

• The Church Denier represents the voluntary contribution of each Catholic, whether a regular practitioner or not, to enable priests and employees of dioceses and parishes to live and act

• The collections, given during masses, are used to cover parish expenses: operating costs (heating, electricity…) and all expenses related to parish activities (catechism, pilgrimages…)

• The casuel is paid by families requesting a sacrament (baptism, marriage) and by the family of the deceased for funerals

• The mass offerings are given by the faithful who request that a mass be celebrated for a particular intention; they help priests in their material life

• Legacies, donations, and life insurance are exceptional resources that allow for planning the Church’s future projects

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This statistic presents the revenues of the Catholic Church in France from 2015 to 2021, by type of resources. Not being subsidized by the State, local authorities, or the Vatican, the finances of the French Catholic Church rely on donations. Except for the income from the tithe, the increase in other types of resources allowed the finances of the Catholic Church in France to grow by about * percent from 2020 to 2021.