Catholic Church

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Kingdom of Denmark (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)

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Roman Rite (1): København

Ukrainian Church (1): Deutschland und Skandinavien


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Apostolic Nunciature: Denmark Archbishop Julio Murat (62)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiæ Bishop Czeslaw Kozon (72)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (62)

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Roman-Rite Church Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

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Patron Saints: Saint Ansgar, Saint Canute IV

Saints: 8 Saints, 2 Blesseds

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Geography

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Copenhagen

Area: 42,434 km²

Population: 5,605,948

Dependencies: Faroe Islands Faroe Islands, Greenland Greenland

Neighbouring Countries: Norway Norway, ↗ Sweden Sweden, ↓ Germany 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)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

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

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Last updated on 2024.05.22

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