Church attendance statistics. (News in Brief).Ottawa Ottawa, city, Canada Ottawa (ŏt`əwə), city (1991 pop. 313,987), capital of Canada, SE Ont., at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers. Hull, Que. -- Figures from the Bureau of Statistics have confirmed what most observes have confirmed what most observers have known for years, namely that immigrants have bolstered bol·ster n. A long narrow pillow or cushion. tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters 1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion. 2. church attendance among Catholics, especially in Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. (population 12 million), while attendance Canadian-born Catholics has dropped throughout Canada, especially in Quebec. The federal survey pertains to age 15 and above. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a local ShareLife survey in Toronto, Mass attendance in that city is as follows:
More than once a week: 5%
Weekly attendance 25%
Once or twice a month 10%
(Catholic Register, Mar. (30/03).
Church attendance
1996 2001
Across Canada 43% 31%
(Pop. 31 million)
Quebec 37% 25%
(Pop. 7 million)
Toronto & area 37% 38%
(Pop. 5 million)
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