How many Christian missionaries were killed in 2021

In 2021 22 missionaries were killed in the world: 13 priests, 1 religious, 2 religious, 6 lay people. He records it Fides.

As for the continental breakdown, the highest number is recorded in Africa, where 11 missionaries were killed (7 priests, 2 religious, 2 lay people), followed by America, with 7 missionaries killed (4 priests, 1 religious, 2 lay people) then Asia, where 3 missionaries were killed ( 1 priest, 2 lay people), and Europe, where 1 priest was killed.

In recent years, Africa and America have alternated in first place in this tragic ranking.

From 2000 to 2020, according to the data, 536 missionaries were killed worldwide. The annual list of Fides does not only concern missionaries in the strict sense, but tries to register all Catholic Christians involved in some way in pastoral activity, who died in a violent way, not expressly "in hatred of the faith".