Catholic ChurchinGeorgia |
Also known as: Georgien (Deutsch), la Géorgie (français), Georgia (español, Italiano, latine), Gruzja (polski), Geórgia (Português), 格魯吉亞 (正體中文), グルジア (日本語)
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Apostolic Nunciature: Georgia
Patron Saints: Saint George, Saint Nino
Saints: 5 Saints
Continents: Central and Southwest Asia, East Europe
Capital: Tbilisi
Area: 69,700 km²
Population: 4,926,330
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Turkiye , ↑ Russia , → Azerbaijan , ↓ Armenia
Religions: Orthodox (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2%
Languages: Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%
Ethnic Groups: Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek)
Motto: Dzala ertobashia (Georgian) (Strength is in Unity)
Area: 69,700 km²
Catholic Population: 112,000 Catholics (3.0% of 3,709,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 40 parishes
Clergy: 2 bishops (titular), 35 priests (22 diocesan, 13 religious), 8 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 36 religious (2 brothers, 34 sisters), 4 major seminarians, 4 missionaries, 38 catechists
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Last updated on 2024.10.02
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