Talked yesterday with the premier statistician for religious matters in Australia – Rev. Dr Philip Hughes (Director Christian Research Association).

–> Fact (gleaned from last census):  c. 1200 Christian ministers/priests have migrated to Australia during the last 10 years:

208 were Catholic priests (top country-of-origin India)
170 Presbyterians (109 of them from Korea)
164 Pentecostals (49 from sub-Saharan Africa)
133 Baptists (42 from the U.S.)

Anything surprise you there?

Rowland Croucher
November 10, 2012