Today the Maronite community is the third largest of the 18 Eastern Catholic Churches worldwide with a population close to 3.4 million, after the Syro-Malabar community estimated at around 3.9 million and the Ukrainian community with close to 4.5 million.1
Around 2.5 percent of the global Maronite population of 3,388,543 is in Canada, with a growing population of more than 85,000.
(Maronites in Canada 1990 – 2014)3
| Year | Total Population | Total Priests | Permanent Deacons | Female Religious | Parishes | Missions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,000 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | – | ap 1991 |
| 1999 | 80,000 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 17 | – | ap 2000 |
| 2000 | 81,000 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 16 | – | ap 2001 |
| 2001 | 80,000 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 13 | – | ap 2002 |
| 2002 | 80,000 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 12 | – | ap 2003 |
| 2003 | 80,000 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 12 | – | ap 2004 |
| 2004 | 80,000 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 14 | – | ap 2009 |
| 2009 | 80,000 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 16 | – | ap 2010 |
| 2010 | 81,000 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 12 | – | ap 2000 |
| 20132 | 84,000 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 4 | ESMC |
| 2014 | 85,000 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | ESMC |
- As per the Annuario Pontificio 2014 census.
- For 2013-2014 the source of the values are based on the Eparchy of Saint Maron – Canada surveys.
- Except for the years 2013-2014, the table above is generated with the most recent diocesan data available, as per the census of the Annuario Pontificio (ap) mentioned by David M. Cheney, 1996-2013; code: v2.8.9, 26 Feb 2013; data: Data 15 May 2013.
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