Catholic Church

in

Republic of Kosovo (Kosovo)

Also known as: Kosovo (Deutsch, español, français, Italiano, polski, Português), Kosova (Shqip), Косово (српски језик), 科索沃 (正體中文), コソボ (日本語)

By Type (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (2)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Prizren–Prishtina

Byzantine Church in Croatia and Serbia (1): Saint Nicholas of Ruski Krstur

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Delegation: Kosovo

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia episcoporum internationalis Ss. Cyrilli et Methodii

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.)

Capital: Pristina

Area: 10,887 km²

Population: 1,895,250

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Albania , ← Montenegro , ↑ Serbia , ↘ North Macedonia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.07%, none 0.07%, unspecified 0.6%

Languages: Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%

Ethnic Groups: Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 10,887 km²

Catholic Population: 60,000 Catholics (3.2% of 1,895,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 53 priests (41 diocesan, 12 religious)

Non-Clergy: 90 religious (1 brother, 89 sisters), 4 major seminarians, 95 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

1990–2010: Statistics included in Serbia

Last updated on 2024.10.10