Catholic Church in Montenegro

Also known as: le Monténégro (français), Montenegro (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português), Czarnogóra (polski), Crna Gora (Hrvatski), 黑山 (正體中文), モンテネグロ (日本語), Mons Niger (latine)

By Type (2)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (2): Bar, Kotor

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

Apostolic Nunciature: Montenegro

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.)

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Podgorica

Area: 13,452 km²

Population: 642,550

Neighbouring Countries: ← Italy , ↖ Croatia , ↖ Bosnia and Herzegovina , ↗ Serbia , → Kosovo , ↘ Albania

Cultural Summary

Religions: Orthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6%

Languages: Serbian 42.9%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5.3%, Albanian 5.3%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 4%

Ethnic Groups: Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9%

Motto: Čojstvo i junaštvo (Serbian) (Chivalry and heroism)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 14,480 km²

Catholic Population: 20,000 Catholics (2.8% of 725,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 44 parishes

Clergy: 4 bishops (2 diocesan, 2 titular), 31 priests (23 diocesan, 8 religious)

Non-Clergy: 57 religious (1 brother, 56 sisters), 11 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

1990–2005: Statistics included in Serbia

Catholic Church

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