Catholic Church
in
Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Bulgaria (Bulgaria) | |
Also known as: Bulgarien (Deutsch), la Bulgarie (français), Bulgaria (español, Italiano, latine), Bułgaria (polski), Bulgária (Português), България (български език), 保加利亞 (正體中文), ブルガリア (日本語)
Roman Rite (2): Nikopol, Sofia–Plovdiv
Bulgarian Church (1): Saint John XXIII of Sofia
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Apostolic Nunciature: Bulgaria 
Conference of Bishops: Interritual Bishops’ Conference of Bulgaria 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Patron Saints: Saint Cyril, Saint Methodius
Saints: 15 Saints, 5 Blesseds
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Sofia
Area: 108,489 km²
Population: 7,101,510
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ North Macedonia 
, ← Serbia 
, ↑ Romania 
, ↘ Turkiye 
, ↓ Greece 
Religions: Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4%
Languages: Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5%
Ethnic Groups: Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Romani 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10%
Motto: Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian) (Union Makes Strength)
Area: 110,912 km²
Catholic Population: 67,000 Catholics (1.0% of 6,917,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 53 parishes
Clergy: 5 bishops (3 diocesan, 2 titular), 52 priests (17 diocesan, 35 religious)
Non-Clergy: 54 religious (3 brothers, 51 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 73 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.21
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