Catholic Church
in
Republic of Finland (Finland)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Finland (Finland) | |
Also known as: Finnland (Deutsch), la Finlande (français), Finlandia (español, Italiano, polski, latine), Finlândia (Português), Suomi (suomen kieli), Finland (Svenska), 芬蘭 (正體中文), フィンランド (日本語), Finnia (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Helsinki
Ukrainian Church (1): Deutschland und Skandinavien
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Apostolic Nunciature: Finland 
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: Helsinki
Area: 303,815 km²
Population: 5,518,371
Dependencies: Åland Islands 
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Åland Islands , ← Sweden 
, ↑ Norway 
, → Russia 
, ↓ Estonia 
Religions: Lutheran 70.9%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 26.3%
Languages: Finnish (official) 87.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.5%
Ethnic Groups: Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Romani 0.1%, Sami 0.1%
Area: 338,145 km²
Catholic Population: 16,000 Catholics (0.3% of 5,534,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 8 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 31 priests (22 diocesan, 9 religious)
Non-Clergy: 24 religious (sisters), 10 major seminarians
Statistics include present-day Åland Islands |
Last updated on 2025.01.23
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