Catholic Church

in

Republic of Serbia (Serbia)

Serbia

Also known as: Serbien (Deutsch), la Serbie (français), Serbia (español, Italiano, polski, latine), Sérvia (Português), Srbija (Hrvatski), Република Србија (српски језик), 塞爾維亞 (正體中文), セルビア (日本語)

By Type (6)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (5)


By Rite

Roman Rite (5): Beograd–Smederevo, Skopje, Srijem, Subotica, Zrenjanin

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 Nunciature: Serbia Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi (63)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia episcoporum internationalis Ss. Cyrilli et Methodii Archbishop Ladislav Német, S.V.D. (68)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (63)

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BishopsBishops

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Recent Events

Special Churches

Cathedrals Cathedrals (6)

Basilicas Basilicas (2)

Celebrations

Saints: 16 Saints, 3 Blesseds

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Belgrade

Area: 77,474 km²

Population: 7,111,024

Former Name: Yugoslavia

Neighbouring Countries: Montenegro Montenegro, ← Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, ↖ Croatia Croatia, ↑ Hungary Hungary, ↗ Romania Romania, → Bulgaria Bulgaria, ↓ North Macedonia North Macedonia, ↓ Kosovo Kosovo

Cultural Summary

Religions: Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern religionists, Jewish), unspecified 4.5%

Languages: Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, unspecified 1.8%

Ethnic Groups: Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 76,806 km²

Catholic Population: 382,000 Catholics (5.6% of 6,872,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 220 parishes

Clergy: 8 bishops (6 diocesan, 2 titular), 193 priests (166 diocesan, 27 religious), 11 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 106 religious (4 brothers, 102 sisters), 3 members of secular institutes (sisters), 14 major seminarians, 194 catechists

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1990Statistics include present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia Croatia, Kosovo Kosovo, Moldova Moldova, Montenegro Montenegro, North Macedonia North Macedonia, Slovenia Slovenia
1995–2005: Statistics include present-day Kosovo Kosovo, Montenegro Montenegro
2010Statistics include present-day Kosovo Kosovo

Last updated on 2024.11.05

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