In Sicily there are seven circuits and 125 congregations. In Sardinia, where the work began more recently, there are three circuits and 53 congregations, although the region is much more sparsely populated.

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INCREASE IN CONGREGATIONS

1,600

1,357

1,200

1,141

800

433

400

35 97 139 242 275

0 1946 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981