Switzerland’s Catholic bishops lament record exodus from Church in 2019

Bishops in Switzerland lamented a record exodus of Catholics from the Church in 2019. The new figures, released on Nov. 19, revealed that the Catholic Church lost 31,772 members in 2019 – equivalent to 1.1% of the total membership of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. This marked a 25% increase on the previous year, when 25,366 people left.

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