Catholic Church in 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)

By Type (7)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (5)

By Rite

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.)

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

1999.09.19: Apostolic Journey to Slovenia
1996.05.17 – 1996.05.19: Apostolic Journey to Slovenia

Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Ljubljana

Area: 20,151 km²

Population: 1,972,126

Neighbouring Countries: ← Italy , ↑ Austria , ↗ Hungary , ↘ Croatia

Cultural Summary

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%