As in previous years, at the dawn of the "Thanks" campaign and numerous diocesan initiatives to raise awareness of the importance of donations to the Church, the Conference of Bishops of France presents an overview of the resources of Catholic dioceses and parishes in France for the year 2024 - diocesan associations having closed their 2024 accounts in June 2025.

Resources of the Church in France: 2024 figures and comparisons with previous years

The amount of the six resources of the Church for 2024

Amount of the four current resources (Denier, quest, mass offerings, and casual): €622 million, an increase of +3.8% compared to 2023 Amount of two exceptional resources (legacies and sales of real estate assets): €202 million Total resources for 2024: €824 million.

This significant growth is driven by the Denier, which remains resilient, by liturgical resources, and by legacies.

Evolution of the Church's six resources over the past five years

Overall, the Church's six major resources progressed by +€19 million, or +2.4%.

Resources related to liturgy (quêtes, casual offerings, and mass offerings) reached an unprecedented level in ten years: €309 million (+€6 million, or +2.4% between 2023 and 2024).

The Denier increased by +€2 million, or +0.9%, reaching €212 million in 2024. Other campaigns related to specific projects (e.g., supporting diocesan construction or church renovation projects, vocations, senior priests...) increased by +12.2% (+€11 million). This strong growth in these other campaigns indicates a shift in donations from the general operation of the Church to more specific projects. Therefore, it is these specific campaigns that drive the net growth (+4.3%) of collections resulting in tax receipts between 2023 and 2024.

This increase continues with legacies given to the Church, which reached their highest level for the fourth consecutive year, increasing by +6.1% (+€8 million). Conversely, sales of real estate assets decreased by €8 million in 2024 compared to the previous year.

Evolution of liturgical resources of parishes (offertories, mass offerings, and casual offerings)

Liturgical offerings (offertories, mass offerings, and casual) reached an all-time high not seen in ten years: €309 million (+€6 million or +2.4% between 2023 and 2024).

Offertories increased overall by €8 million, or by +4.7%, reflecting the faithful's attachment to the celebration of the Eucharist. This progression also benefits from the deployment of electronic offertory baskets in more and more parishes in France in response to changing habits of the faithful. Furthermore, average donations by credit card are generally higher than cash donations. > read our focus on connected offertory baskets <

Casual offerings increased by +1.2% (+€1 million).

Mass offerings, on the other hand, decreased by -4.0% (-€2 million) and are at their lowest level since 2005 (excluding 2020, marked by the interruption of masses due to the Covid pandemic).

Evolution of donations by diocese (based on 91 dioceses)

More than six out of ten dioceses recorded higher current donations in 2024 compared to 2023.

Two observations: the decrease in the number of donors and a lack of awareness of donations

Despite encouraging increases, the number of donors to the Denier and specific projects continued to decline by -2.0% in 2024 (after -3.5% in 2023 and -6.2% in 2022). The average age of diocesan donors ranges between 65 and 75 years.

Two lessons can be drawn from this decline: on one hand, the average donations from donors increased in 2024, highlighting the growing generosity of donors to the Church; on the other hand, passing on the culture of giving to new generations is essential to renewing the base of donors to the Catholic Church.

In play: consolidating the culture of giving among new generations while preserving the relationship with existing donors

According to the IPSOS survey for the CEF in 2021, 85% of practitioners make at least one donation to the Church each year (Denier, quest...), but only 35% contribute to the Denier.

To ensure the future, it is essential that the culture of giving, which currently characterizes this particularly generous generation, is passed on to younger generations. Giving is not just a financial issue: it supports the pastoral actions of the Church. It also represents a spiritual issue, as the Catholic religion encourages giving, and financial contribution to the life of the Church is an integral part of the spiritual life of every baptized person.

We thus talk about a double issue of conversion:

The conversion of each baptized person, to integrate financial support to the Church into their life of faith. The conversion of communication methods, to raise awareness of donations among younger generations.

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