Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Turkiye (Turkiye) | ![]() |
Also known as: Türkei (Deutsch), Turquía (español), la Turquie (français), Turchia (Italiano), Turcja (polski), Turquia (Português), Türkiye (Türkmen), 土耳其 (正體中文), トルコ (日本語), Turcia (latine)
Formerly: Turkey
Continents: Central and Southwest Asia, East Europe
Capital: Ankara
Area: 769,632 km²
Population: 80,845,215
Saints: 540 Saints, 16 Blesseds
Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Ethnic Groups: Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12%
Motto: Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh (Turkish) (Turkish, Peace in the homeland, peace in the world)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Greece , ↖ Bulgaria
, ↗ Georgia
, → Armenia
, → Iran
, ↘ Iraq
, ↓ Syria
, ↓ Cyprus
Jurisdictions (10): Patriarchates (1), Metr. Archdioceses
(1), Archdioceses
(3), Apostolic Exarchates
(1), Apostolic Vicariates
(2), Patriarchal Exarchates
(2)
Chaldean Church (1): Diarbekir
Greek Church (1): Istanbul
Greek-Melkite Church (1): Istanbul
Maronite Church (1): Aleppo
Syriac Church (1): Turkiye
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (8),
Basilicas (2),
World Heritage Churches (2)
Apostolic Nunciature: Turkiye
Conference of Bishops: Episcopal Conference of Turkiye
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Last updated on 2023.01.26
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