A record number of people left the Church in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising last year, a local statistical office said Tuesday. 10,744 Catholics formally withdrew from the Church in 2019. It noted that this was a fifth higher than in 2018, when 8,995 people left. 
German Catholic exodus
A record number of people left the Church in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising last year, a local statistical office said Tuesday. 10,744 Catholics formally withdrew from the Church in 2019. It noted that this was a fifth higher than in 2018, when 8,995 people left.
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