After some research made in the SCJ Archives, some more ex-dehonians have been included in the database of personnel. We now have a total of 8999 persons who were professed in the Congregation from 1878 through 31.12.2000.

There are a few others whose presence has not been noted except in some quotation in correspondence, without any other precise data.

Table A

Present and exit novices are not counted. Deceased novices are included because they are considered as having died in the Congregation and are included in the Necrology as well.

Table B shows professions according to periods and the rate of perseverance.
Note: The 31 novices who died during novitiate are not included among professed.

Column B shows all professed during that period
Column C shows the number of professed in that period who persevered.
Column D shows number of professed in that period who left during that time frame. So during
1978-1890 85 professed, 12 left in that same period and others left later to complete the number of 47 exits.
Column E shows rate of perseverance
Column F shows number of religious who left in each period independently of period
of profession. So, in 1971-1980, 646 professed, from whom 358 left, but in that period religious professed in other periods left too for a toatal of 679.

It can be seen that the golden period was from 1900 to 1940 with the highest rates of perseverance. The decade 1951-1960 registered the highest number of professions (1366) who experienced the crisis of the sixties. That is the decade of lowest rate of perseverance. The high rate of the nineties should not be taken too seriously for those are recent professed who have plenty of time ahead to change their minds. In fact, from the 522 who persevere 346 were in temporary vows on December 31, 2000.