The Catholic Church in Victoria has revised up the number of children it acknowledges were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and staff.

In its original submission to the Victorian child abuse inquiry, the church confirmed it had paid compensation to 620 victims.

But after analysing documents held by various orders of brothers and nuns it now says that since the 1950s at least 849 children have been abused.

In a new submission to the inquiry, the Catholic Church also includes more information on the number of offenders within its ranks.

It says 269 men and women, the majority of whom are are priests and brothers, have been found guilty of child sexual abuse.

The breakdown of those found guilty includes 114 brothers, 98 priests, nine nuns, two seminarians, 42 lay people and two listed as 'unknown'.
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