New Monastic Foundations: 1997-2007
Benedictines, Cistercians and Trappists

Total Number of Foundations:   103

Benedictines :    84 (81.55 %)

• Men :     22 (21.25 %)
• Women :     62 (60.19 %)

Cistercians :     7 (6.79 %)

• Men :     3 (2.91 %)
• Women :     4 (3.88 %)

Trappists :     12 (11.65 %)

• Men :     6 (5.82 %)
• Women :     6 (5.82 %)

Per Continent

• Africa :     30 (29.12 %)
• America :     19 (18.44 %)
  • Latin America :     14 (13.59 %)
  • North America (without Mexico) :     5 (4.85 %)
• Asia :     19 (18.44 %)
• Europe :     35 (33.98 %)
• Oceania :     0

Number of Foundations per Country (Total of Countries : 42)

1. 15 : Tanzania     (14.46 %)
2.   7 : India; Ukraine     (6.79 % each)
3.   6 : Italy     (5.82 %)
4.   5 : Korea; U.S.A     (4.85 % each)
5.   4 : Czech Rep; Mexico; Nigeria; Philippines     (3.88 % each)
6.   3 : Germany; UK     (2.91 % each)
7.   2 : Brazil; Ecuador; France; Nicaragua; D. Rep. Congo; Romania     (1.94 % each)
8.   1 : Argentina; Austria; Benin; Burkina Faso; Chile; Colombia; Denmark; Eritrea; Guatemala; Guinea; Hungary; Indonesia; Kazakstan; Lithuania; Madagascar; Namibia; Norway; Poland; Rwanda; Spain; Slovakia; Chad; Uganda; Vietnam     (0.97 % each – 23.30 % in total)

Note : The expression “New Foundations” includes new monasteries, formation houses and mission houses.