Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Cuba (Cuba) |
Also known as: Kuba (Deutsch, polski), Cuba (español, français, Italiano, Português, latine), 古巴 (正體中文), キューバ (日本語)
Roman Rite (11): Bayamo y Manzanillo, Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Cienfuegos, Guantánamo–Baracoa, Holguín, La Habana, Matanzas, Pinar del Río, Santa Clara, Santiago
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Apostolic Nunciature: Cuba
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba (C.O.C.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre (September 8)
Saints: 1 Saint, 3 Blesseds
Continent: Central America
Capital: Havana
Area: 109,820 km²
Population: 11,147,407
Neighbouring Countries: ← Mexico , ↖ USA , ↑ Bahamas , ↗ Turks and Caicos Islands , → Haiti , ↘ Jamaica , ↓ Cayman Islands
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
Languages: Spanish (official)
Ethnic Groups: white 64.1%, mulatto or mixed 26.6%, black 9.3%
Motto: Patria o muerte (Spanish) (Homeland or death)
Area: 110,861 km²
Catholic Population: 6,688,000 Catholics (60.0% of 11,147,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 299 parishes, 1,603 mission stations (without resident priest), 494 other centres
Clergy: 16 bishops (11 diocesan, 5 titular), 320 priests (185 diocesan, 135 religious), 89 permanent deacons (87 diocesan, 2 religious)
Non-Clergy: 530 religious (30 brothers, 500 sisters), 30 members of secular institutes (4 brothers, 26 sisters), 60 major seminarians, 1,860 missionaries, 2,691 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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