Catholic ChurchinLibya | ![]() |
Also known as: Libyen (Deutsch), Libia (español, Italiano, polski), la Libye (français), Líbia (Português), 利比亞 (正體中文), リビア (日本語), Libya (latine)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Tripoli
Area: 1,759,540 km²
Population: 6,653,210
Saints: 12 Saints
Religions: Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, folk religion <0.1%, unafilliated 0.2%, other <0.1%
Languages: Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Ethnic Groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Niger , ← Algeria
, ↖ Tunisia
, → Egypt
, ↘ Sudan
, ↓ Chad
Jurisdictions (4): Apostolic Vicariates (3), Apostolic Prefectures
(1)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (2)
Apostolic Nunciature: Libya
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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