Catholic Church
in
Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan) | |
Also known as: Kasachstan (Deutsch), Kazajistán (español), le Kazakhstan (français), Kazakistan (Italiano), Kazachstan (polski), Cazaquistão (Português), Қазақстан (Kazakh), 哈薩克斯坦 (正體中文), カザフスタン (日本語), Kazachstania (latine)
Roman Rite (4): Atyrau, Karaganda, Most Holy Mary in Astana, Most Holy Trinity in Almaty
Byzantine Church in Kazakhstan and Central Asia (1): Kazakhstan and Central Asia
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Apostolic Nunciature: Kazakhstan 
Conference of Bishops: Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Saints: 3 Blesseds
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Astana
Area: 2,699,700 km²
Population: 18,556,698
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Turkmenistan 
, ↑ Russia 
, → China 
, ↘ Kyrgyzstan 
, ↓ Uzbekistan 
Religions: Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5%
Languages: Kazakh (official, Qazaq) 74% (understand spoken language), Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 94.4% (understand spoken language)
Ethnic Groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.9%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.4%
Area: 2,724,900 km²
Catholic Population: 123,000 Catholics (0.6% of 19,900,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes, 68 mission stations (17 with resident priest, 51 without resident priest), 57 other centres
Clergy: 6 bishops (3 diocesan, 3 titular), 101 priests (71 diocesan, 30 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 122 religious (3 brothers, 119 sisters), 10 major seminarians, 24 missionaries, 48 catechists
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Last updated on 2026.05.28
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