"With reference to the conversion to Catholicism of the Marquis of Ripon, it ia curious," siys the Unit A Qattolica of Rome •' to compare tho progress of, that faith in Great Britain for the last hundred years. In England and Scotland there were counted, in 1765 60,000 Catholics; in 1821, 500,000: ia 1812, 2,500,000; and in 1845, 3.380,000. i rgland now numbers 1,895 priests, 1,453 churches, 86 monastries for men, 286 convents for women, and 1,260 Catholic schools. England, Scotland, and Wales are divided into 20 dioceses. The House of Lords contains not less than 33 Catholic members, the .House o£ O •mmous 37, and the Queen's Privy Council 6. ivewigst vhi bwaeis there aw 77 of that qceyi"' | •
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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1913, 8 December 1874, Page 3
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119Untitled Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1913, 8 December 1874, Page 3
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