Catholic ChurchinSwiss Confederation (Switzerland) |
Also known as: Schweiz (Deutsch), Suiza (español), la Suisse (français), Svizzera (Italiano), Szwajcaria (polski), Suíça (Português), 瑞士 (正體中文), スイス (日本語), Helvetia (latine)
Roman Rite (8): Basel, Chur, Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg, Lugano, Maria Einsiedeln, Saint-Maurice d’Agaune, Sankt Gallen, Sion
Ukrainian Church (1): Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris
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Apostolic Nunciature: Switzerland
Holy See Representation: United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)
Holy See Representation: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Holy See Representation: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Suisses (C.E.S.)
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 Saint: Saint Nicholas of Flüe (September 25)
Saints: 48 Saints, 10 Blesseds
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Berne
Area: 39,997 km²
Population: 8,236,303
Neighbouring Countries: ← France , ↑ Germany , → Austria , → Liechtenstein , ↓ Italy
Religions: Roman Catholic 37.3%, Protestant 24.9%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.1%, other 1.4%, Jewish 0.2%, none 23.9%, unspecified 1.3%
Languages: German (or Swiss German) (official) 63%, French (official) 22.7%, Italian (official) 8.1%, English 4.9%, Portuguese 3.7%, Albanian 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.4%, Spanish 2.2%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 7.1%
Ethnic Groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Motto: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin) (One for all, all for one)
Area: 41,284 km²
Catholic Population: 3,549,000 Catholics (40.8% of 8,696,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 1,575 parishes, 2 mission stations (with resident priest), 154 other centres
Clergy: 19 bishops (6 diocesan, 13 titular), 2,057 priests (1,342 diocesan, 715 religious), 249 permanent deacons (245 diocesan, 4 religious)
Non-Clergy: 4,063 religious (169 brothers, 3,894 sisters), 159 members of secular institutes (6 brothers, 153 sisters), 148 major seminarians, 800 missionaries, 2,217 catechists
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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