Catholic ChurchinKyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) |
Also known as: Kirgisistan (Deutsch), Kirguistán (español), la Kirghizie (français), le Kirghizistan (français), le Kirghizstan (français), Kirghizistan (Italiano), Kirgistan (polski), Quirguistão (Português), Кыргызстан (Kirghiz, русский язык), 吉爾吉斯斯坦 (正體中文), キルギス (日本語), Chirgisia (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Kyrgyzstan
Byzantine Church in Kazakhstan and Central Asia (1): Kazakhstan and Central Asia
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Apostolic Nunciature: Kyrgyzstan
Conference of Bishops: Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Bishkek
Area: 191,801 km²
Population: 5,789,122
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Tajikistan , ← Uzbekistan , ↖ Kazakhstan , → China
Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Languages: Kyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2%
Ethnic Groups: Kyrgyz 73.2%, Uzbek 14.6%, Russian 5.8%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.3% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German)
Area: 199,900 km²
Catholic Population: 1,000 Catholics (0.0% of 6,692,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 3 parishes
Clergy: 8 priests (1 diocesan, 7 religious)
Non-Clergy: 6 religious (1 brother, 5 sisters)
1990Statistics included in Russia |
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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