Catholic ChurchinKingdom of Denmark (Denmark) |
Also known as: Dänemark (Deutsch), Dinamarca (español, Português), le Danemark (français), Danimarca (Italiano), Dania (polski, latine), Danmark (dansk), 丹麥 (正體中文), デンマーク (日本語)
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.)
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Copenhagen
Area: 42,434 km²
Population: 5,605,948
Dependencies: Faroe Islands , Greenland
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)
Area: 43,094 km²
Catholic Population: 52,000 Catholics (0.9% of 5,850,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 38 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 69 priests (39 diocesan, 30 religious), 10 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 82 religious (7 brothers, 75 sisters), 19 major seminarians, 65 catechists
Last updated on 2024.05.22
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