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AUSTRIA
and the Jewish. The Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs will grant legal recognition to any religious bodies if their doctrine, worship, constitution, and designation contain nothing illegal or immoral (Statute of May 20, 1874).
The following figi^es relate to 1890 :—
Priests, secular : — Roman Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church Greek Oriental Church
The following table gives the division of the population according to religion on the basis of the census of 1890 for Austria.
Members of orders : —
16,468
Male .
7,770
2,582
Female
13,554
564
Protestant clergy .
267
Jewish clergy
—
1
1
i
Roman Catholics Greek Catholics Armenian Catholics. Old Catholics Greek Oriental Armenian Oriental .
In 1,000's
per cent.
of pop,
79-2 U-8
2-4
In
1,000's
per cent, of pop.
1-8 4-8
100-0
18,934
2,814
3
8
545
1
Evangelical
Other Christian sects
Jews
Others .
Total .
436
6
1,143
5
23,895
Instruction.
The educational organisation of Austria comprises : — (1) Elementary schools; (2) Gymnasia and Realschulen; (3) Universities and colleges ; (4) Technical high schools ; and (5) Schools for special subjects.
The progress of elementary education in Austria between the census of 1880 and that of 1890 is shown in the following statement : —
Pojmlation
Austria
1880
1890
Read and write
Read only
Neither read nor write ......
10,930,099
1,345,781 9,858,364
13,258,452 1,031,624' 9,60.5,337
23,895,413'
1
22,134,244
