Catholic Church in Denmark

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Roman Rite (1): København

Ukrainian Church (1): Deutschland und Skandinavien

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Apostolic Nunciature: Denmark

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiæ

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.)

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Saint Ansgar, Saint Canute IV

Saints: 8 Saints, 2 Blesseds

Liturgical Calendar 📅

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

1989.06.06 – 1989.06.08: Apostolic Journey to Denmark

Geography

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Copenhagen

Area: 42,434 km²

Population: 5,605,948

Dependencies: Faroe Islands , Greenland

Neighbouring Countries: ↑ Norway , ↗ Sweden , ↓ Germany

Cultural Summary

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran (official) 76%, Muslim 4%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, includes Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, and Buddhist) 20%

Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)

Ethnic Groups: Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 86.7%, Turkish 1.1%, other 12.2% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, German, Iraqi, and Romanian)

Motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish) (God’s help, the love of the people, Denmark’s strength)