Catholic ChurchinMacau(Special Administrative Region of China ) |
Also known as: Macao (Deutsch, español, français, Italiano), Makau (polski), Macau (Português), 澳門 (正體中文), マカオ (日本語), Macaum (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Macau 澳門
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Apostolic Nunciature: China
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Saints: 2 Saints
Continent: South and East Asia
Area: 28.2 km²
Population: 601,969
Part of: China (Special Administrative Region)
Religions: Folk religion 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, Christian 7.2%, other 1.2%, none 15.4%
Languages: Cantonese 80.1%, Mandarin 5.5%, other Chinese dialects 5.3%, Tagalog 3%, English 2.8%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 2.8%
Ethnic Groups: Chinese 88.7%, Portuguese 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, other 9.2%
Area: 18 km²
Catholic Population: 32,000 Catholics (4.6% of 696,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 9 parishes, 2 other centres
Clergy: 2 bishops (1 diocesan, 1 titular), 81 priests (18 diocesan, 63 religious)
Non-Clergy: 185 religious (30 brothers, 155 sisters), 33 major seminarians, 188 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.24
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