Catholic Church
in
Republic of Slovenia (Slovenia)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Slovenia (Slovenia) | |
Also known as: Slowenien (Deutsch), Eslovenia (español), la Slovénie (français), Slovenia (Italiano, latine), Słowenia (polski), Eslovénia (Português), Slovenija (slovenščina), 斯洛文尼亞 (正體中文), スロベニア (日本語)
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Ljubljana
Neighbouring Countries: ← Italy 
, ↑ Austria 
, ↗ Hungary 
, ↘ Croatia 
Roman Rite (6): Celje, Koper, Ljubljana, Maribor–Lavant, Murska Sobota, Novo Mesto
Byzantine Church in Croatia and Serbia (1): Križevci
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Slovenia 
Conference of Bishops: Slovenska Škofovska Konferenca 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total)BishopsCatholic Population: 1,560,000 Catholics (74.0% of 2,109,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 688 parishes, 339 other centres
Clergy: 15 bishops (6 diocesan, 9 titular), 950 priests (690 diocesan, 260 religious), 39 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 459 religious (26 brothers, 433 sisters), 14 members of secular institutes (sisters), 33 major seminarians, 633 catechists
Area: 20,151 km²
Population: 1,972,126
Religions: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1%
Languages: Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside)
Ethnic Groups: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12%
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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