Catholic Church
in
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Catholic ChurchinDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) | |
Also known as: Nordkorea (Deutsch), Corea del Norte (español), la Corée du Nord (français), Corea del Nord (Italiano), Korea Północna (polski), Coreia do Norte (Português), 北韓（北韓民主主義人民共和國） (正體中文), 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 (日本語), 조선민주주의인민공화국 (한국어), Corea Septentrionalis (latine)
Roman Rite (5): Chuncheon 춘천, Hamhung 함흥, Pyong-yang 평양, Seoul 서울, Tŏkwon 덕원
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Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) 
Saints: 5 Saints
Continent: South and East Asia
Capital: Pyongyang
Area: 120,408 km²
Population: 25,248,140
Neighbouring Countries: ↑ China 
, ↗ Russia 
, → Japan 
, ↓ South Korea 
Religions: traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Languages: Korean
Ethnic Groups: racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Motto: 강성대국 (Korean) (Prosperous and great country)
Area: 120,538 km²
Non-Clergy: 16 members of secular institutes (sisters)
Last updated on 2025.01.01
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