Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan) |
Also known as: Usbekistan (Deutsch), Uzbekistán (español), l’Ouzbékistan (français), Uzbekistan (Italiano, polski), Uzbequistão (Português), Узбекистан (русский язык), 烏茲別克斯坦 (正體中文), ウズベキスタン (日本語), Uzbecia (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Uzbekistan
Byzantine Church in Kazakhstan and Central Asia (1): Kazakhstan and Central Asia
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Apostolic Nunciature: Uzbekistan
Conference of Bishops: Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Tashkent
Area: 425,400 km²
Population: 29,748,859
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Turkmenistan , ↑ Kazakhstan , → Kyrgyzstan , ↘ Tajikistan , ↓ Afghanistan
Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Languages: Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Ethnic Groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%
Area: 447,400 km²
Catholic Population: 4,000 Catholics (0.0% of 34,915,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 5 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 9 priests (religious)
Non-Clergy: 22 religious (3 brothers, 19 sisters), 3 major seminarians, 14 catechists
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Last updated on 2024.09.18
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