Roman Catholicism by country - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The tables below represent statistics with regards to the Catholic Church by country.

Sources used in the table

Most of the figures are taken from the CIA Factbook.

According to the CIA Factbook, the five countries with the largest number of Catholics are Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

and Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. The country with the largest Catholic percentage of the population is Vatican City

Vatican City

Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

, at 100%.

According to the Census of the 2011 Annuario Pontificio
Annuario Pontificio
The Annuario Pontificio is the annual directory of the Holy See. It lists all the popes to date and all officials of the Holy See's departments...

(Pontifical Yearbook), the number of Roman

Roman Catholic (term)

The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

s of the world is about 1.18 billion at the end of 2009 (At the end of 2008, it was about 1.166 billion).

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Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Afghanistan (details

Roman Catholicism in Afghanistan

The Roman Catholic Church in Afghanistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are very few Catholics in this overwhelmingly Muslim country — just over 200 attend mass in its only chapel — and freedom of religion has been...

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Albania (details

Roman Catholicism in Albania

The Roman Catholic Church in Albania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.Around 16.8%-17% of the population of Albania is Catholic — the second biggest religious denomination after Islam. More than 100,000 Albanian Catholics are...

North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...

Western Europe

Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...

Andorra (details

Roman Catholicism in Andorra

The Roman Catholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

Angola (details

Roman Catholicism in Angola

thumb|250px|Catholic Church in [[Huambo]]The Roman Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome...

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

Argentina (details

Roman Catholicism in Argentina

The Catholic Church in Argentina is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the Curia in Rome, and the Argentine Episcopal Conference....

Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...

Armenia (details

Roman Catholicism in Armenia

The Roman Catholic Church in Armenia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

Aruba (details

Demographics of Aruba

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Aruba, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

Australia (details

Roman Catholic Church in Australia

The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope.Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics . Catholicism...

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

Austria (details

Roman Catholicism in Austria

The Catholic Church of Austria, part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, is under the leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Conference of Austrian Bishops. The Austrian church is the largest Christian denomination of Austria, with, according to the 2001 census, 5.9 million people...

Eastern Europe

Azerbaijan (details

Roman Catholicism in Azerbaijan

The Roman Catholic Church in Azerbaijan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The number of faithful number around 400 out of a total population of over nine million...

Caribbean

The Bahamas (details

Religion in the Bahamas

More than 90 percent of the population of the Bahamas professes a religion, and anecdotal evidence suggests that most attend services regularly. Religion in the Bahamas reflects the country's diversity...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Bahrain (details

Roman Catholicism in Bahrain

The Roman Catholic Church in Bahrain is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

Bangladesh (details

Roman Catholicism in Bangladesh

There are approximately 211,159 Catholics in Bangladesh and the country is divided into six dioceses including one archdiocese. The Catholic Bishop's Conference of Bangladesh, founded in 1971, is the General Body of the Ordinaries of Bangladesh...

Caribbean

Barbados (details

Religion in Barbados

According to the 2000 official census, more than 95 percent of the population of Barbados is considered Christian, although persons may not be active in any particular denomination. The Anglican Church constitutes the largest religious group, with 70,000 members; an estimated 67 percent are active...

Eastern Europe

Belarus (details

Roman Catholicism in Belarus

The Roman Catholic Church in Belarus is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The first Latin Rite diocese in Belarus was established in Turaŭ between 1008 and 1013....

Western Europe

Belgium (details

Roman Catholicism in Belgium

The Belgian Catholic Church, part of the global Roman Catholic Church, is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome and the Conference of Belgian Bishops.-Dioceses:...

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

Belize (details

Roman Catholicism in Belize

The Roman Catholic Church in Belize is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. Bishops in Belize are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference....

West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...

Benin (details

Roman Catholicism in Benin

The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are an estimated 1.5 million baptised Roman Catholics in the Republic of Benin, or about 23% of the population, in ten dioceses and archdioceses...

South Asia

Bhutan (details

Roman Catholicism in Bhutan

The Roman Catholic Church in Bhutan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Origins:...

South America

Bolivia (details

Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

The Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Bosnia and Herzegovina (details

Roman Catholicism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Roman Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Botswana (details

Roman Catholicism in Botswana

The Roman Catholic Church in Botswana is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are about 80,000 Catholics in the country, representing about 5% of the total population....

South America

Brazil (details

Roman Catholicism in Brazil

The Roman Catholic Church in Brazil is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the very influential Brazilian Conference of Bishops , composed by over four hundred primary and auxiliary bishops and archbishops. There are over 250...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

Brunei (details

Roman Catholicism in Brunei

The Roman Catholic Church in Brunei Darussalam is a part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, in communion with the Pope in Rome. The entire territory of the Church in Brunei is organized as an apostolic vicariate, under the leadership of a bishop....

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Kingdom of Bulgaria (details

Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria

Roman Catholicism is the third largest religious congregation in Bulgaria, after Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam. It has roots in the country since the Middle Ages and is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.As an entity, the Catholic...

West Africa

Burkina Faso (details

Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso

The Roman Catholic Church in Burkina Faso is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome...

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Burundi (details

Roman Catholicism in Burundi

The Roman Catholic Church in Burundi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.There are about four million Catholics - around two thirds of the total population...

Southeast Asia

Cambodia (details

Roman Catholicism in Cambodia

The Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 20,000 Catholics in Cambodia which represents only 0.15% of the total population...

West Africa

Cameroon (details

Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

The Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are an estimated 4.25 million baptised Catholics in the Republic of Cameroon, 26% of the population, in 24 Dioceses...

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

Canada (details

Roman Catholicism in Canada

The Catholic Church in Canada is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Bishops Conference. It has the largest number of followers of a religion in Canada with 46% of Canadians baptized as Catholics...

West Africa

Cape Verde (details

Religion in Cape Verde

More than 93% of the population of Cape Verde is nominally Roman Catholic, according to an informal poll taken by local churches. About 5% of the population is Protestant. The largest Protestant denomination is the Church of the Nazarene...

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Central African Republic (details

Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic

The Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Chad (details

Roman Catholicism in Chad

The Roman Catholic Church in Chad is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The Apostolic Nuncio to Chad is Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot, appointed August 25, 2005....

South America

Chile (details

Roman Catholicism in Chile

The Catholic Church in Chile is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Chilean Bishops Conference....

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

Mainland China (details

Roman Catholicism in China

Roman Catholicism in China has a long and complicated history...

South America

Colombia (details

Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Colombia has a high percentage of Catholics, 90% of the population. There are 74 dioceses and other territorial jurisdictions.Catholicism was introduced in 1508. Two dioceses were organized in 1534. There was appreciable Church growth by the mid-17th century, in spite of the variety of Indian...

East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...

Comoros (details

Roman Catholicism in Comoros

The Roman Catholic Church in Comoros is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome....

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Central America

Costa Rica (details

Roman Catholicism in Costa Rica

The Roman Catholic Church in Costa Rica is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are approximately 3.2 million Catholics in Costa Rica - 76% of the total population...

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

Cuba (details

Roman Catholicism in Cuba

The Roman Catholic Church in Cuba is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Cyprus (details

Roman Catholicism in Cyprus

The Roman Catholic Church in Cyprus is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 10,000 Catholic faithful in Cyprus, corresponding to just over 1% of the total population...

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

West Africa

Côte d'Ivoire (details

Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire

The Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Roman Catholicism arrived in Côte d'Ivoire through the arrival of French settlers....

Western Europe

Denmark (details

Roman Catholicism in Denmark

The Roman Catholic Church in Denmark is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The number of Catholics in Denmark, a predominantly Protestant country, comprises less than 1% of the population....

East Africa

Djibouti (details

Roman Catholicism in Djibouti

The Roman Catholic Church in Djibouti is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Caribbean

Dominica (details

Demographics of Dominica

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Dominica, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Caribbean

Southeast Asia

East Timor (details

Roman Catholicism in East Timor

The Roman Catholic Church in East Timor is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Since its independence from Indonesia, East Timor became only the second predominantly Catholic country in Asia , a legacy of its status as a former...

South America

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

Equatorial Guinea (details

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Equatorial Guinea, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

North Africa

Egypt (details

Roman Catholicism in Egypt

The Catholic population in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt, however many returned to Europe after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the...

Central America

El Salvador (details

Roman Catholicism in El Salvador

The Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are almost five million Catholics in El Salvador. The country is divided into eight dioceses including one archdiocese, San Salvador...

East Africa

Eritrea (details

Roman Catholicism in Eritrea

The Roman Catholic Church in Eritrea is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church. Located in the African country of Eritrea, this church is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Characteristics:...

Northern Europe

Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...

Estonia (details

Roman Catholicism in Estonia

The Catholic Church in Estonia is the national branch of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-The History of Catholicism in Estonia:...

East Africa

Ethiopia (details

Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.The Ethiopian Catholic Church, the primary organization of Catholicism in the country, is especially close to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, whose doctrine and...

South America

Oceania

Western Europe

Finland (details

Roman Catholicism in Finland

The Catholic Church in Finland is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Western Europe

Early Modern France (details

Roman Catholicism in France

The Roman Catholic Church of France, sometimes called the "eldest daughter of the Church" owing to its early and unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church...

South America

French Guiana (details

Roman Catholicism in French Guiana

Around 75% of the local population is Catholic and the dependency forms a single diocese - the Diocese of Cayenne.Erected as the apostolic prefecture of French Guiana-Cayenne in 1651, it remained a prefecture until elevated to a Vicariate in January 1933, and finally to the Diocese of Cayenne in...

West Africa

Gabon (details

Roman Catholicism in Gabon

The Roman Catholic Church in Gabon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. It is endowed with the right to elect its own clergy, except archbishops....

West Africa

The Gambia (details

Roman Catholicism in The Gambia

The Roman Catholic Church in the Gambia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Of the minority Christian population, there are around 30,000 Catholics, which represents around 2% of the population.Gambia is a predominantly Muslim...

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

Germany (details

Roman Catholicism in Germany

The German Catholic Church, part of the worldwide Catholic Church, is under the leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the German bishops. The current president of the conference is Robert Zollitsch, the archbishop to Freiburg, the country's second largest diocese with 2.07 million Catholics...

West Africa

Ghana (details

Roman Catholicism in Ghana

The Roman Catholic Church in Ghana is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Greece (details

Roman Catholicism in Greece

The Catholic Church in Greece is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.Indigenous Catholic Greeks number about 50,000 and are a religious and not an ethnic minority...

Caribbean

Grenada (details

Roman Catholicism in Grenada

The Roman Catholic Church in Grenada is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Caribbean

Guadeloupe (details

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

Oceania

Guam (details

Demographics of Guam

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Guam, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Central America

Guatemala (details

Roman Catholicism in Guatemala

The Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately 5 million Catholics in Guatemala, which is about 60% of the total population....

West Africa

Guinea (details

Roman Catholicism in Guinea

The Catholic Church in Guinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately a quarter of a million Catholics - about 3% of the total population. There are three dioceses including one archdiocese....

West Africa

Guinea-Bissau (details

Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau

The Roman Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are about 125,000 Catholics in Guinea-Bissau, or just under 10% of the total population....

South America

Guyana (details

Roman Catholicism in Guyana

The Roman Catholic Church in Guyana is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Bishops in Guyana are members of Antilles Episcopal Conference...

Caribbean

Haiti (details

Roman Catholicism in Haiti

The Roman Catholic Church in Haiti is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome and the Conference of Haitian Bishops....

Central America

Honduras (details

Roman Catholicism in Honduras

The Roman Catholic Church in Honduras is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

Hungary (details

Roman Catholicism in Hungary

The Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Western Europe

Iceland (details

Roman Catholicism in Iceland

The Roman Catholic Church in Iceland is part of the Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope. The current Bishop of the Diocese of Reykjavík is H.E. Msgr. Pierre Bürcher...

South Asia

India (details

Roman Catholicism in India

The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome.There are over 17.3 million Catholics in India, which represents less than 2% of the total population and is the largest Christian church within India. There are 157...

Southeast Asia

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Iran (details

Roman Catholicism in Iran

The Roman Catholic Church in Iran is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.There are just 13,603 Catholics in Iran - out of a total population of almost 70 million...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Iraq (details

Roman Catholicism in Iraq

There are over 300,000 Catholics in Iraq, just over 1% of the total population. The Catholics of Iraq follow several different rites, but most are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church. There are fifteen currently active dioceses and eparchies in Iraq....

Western Europe

Republic of Ireland (details

Roman Catholicism in Ireland

The Catholic Church in Ireland is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church with full communion with the Pope, currently Benedict XVI...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Israel (details

Roman Catholicism in Israel

The Catholic Church in Israel is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are just 100,000 Catholics in Israel, just over 1% of the total population. Most Israeli Catholics are members of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, but there...

Western Europe

Italy (details

Roman Catholicism in Italy

The Italian Catholic Church is part of the global Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the Conference of Italian Bishops. In addition to Italy, two other sovereign nations are included in Italian-based dioceses, San Marino and Vatican City...

Caribbean

Jamaica (details

Roman Catholicism in Jamaica

The Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

Japan (details

Roman Catholicism in Japan

The Roman Catholic Church in Japan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are approximately 509,000 Catholics in Japan—just under 0.5% of the total population. There are 16 dioceses, including three archdioceses with 1589...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Jordan (details

Roman Catholicism in Jordan

The Roman Catholic Church in Jordan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately 170,000 Catholics in Jordan or 2.9% of the Jordanian population...

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Kazakhstan (details

Roman Catholicism in Kazakhstan

The Roman Catholic Church in Kazakhstan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.-Demographics:...

East Africa

Kenya (details

Roman Catholicism in Kenya

The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping...

Oceania

Kiribati (details

Demographics of Kiribati

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kiribati, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Kuwait (details

Roman Catholicism in Kuwait

The Roman Catholic Church in Kuwait is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are over 140,000 Roman Catholics in the country - representing about 6% of the population....

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Kyrgyzstan (details

Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan

The Roman Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Demographics:...

Southeast Asia

Laos (details

Roman Catholicism in Laos

The Roman Catholic Church in Laos is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The Roman Catholic Church is officially recognized by the LFNC...

Northern Europe

Latvia (details

Roman Catholicism in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Church of Latvia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 430,235 Catholics — around 17% of the total population.-History:...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Lebanon (details

Roman Catholicism in Lebanon

The Roman Catholic Church in Lebanon is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Lesotho (details

Roman Catholicism in Lesotho

Roman Catholicism in Lesotho is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Approximately 90 percent of the population are Christians, of which half are Roman Catholics. Muslims, members of other non-Christian religions, and atheists...

West Africa

Liberia (details

Roman Catholicism in Liberia

The Roman Catholic Church in Liberia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There around 166,000 Catholics in Liberia—5.8% of the population...

North Africa

Libya (details

Roman Catholicism in Libya

The Roman Catholic Church in Libya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.-Characteristics:...

Western Europe

Liechtenstein (details

Roman Catholicism in Liechtenstein

The Roman Catholic Church in Liechtenstein is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Northern Europe

Lithuania (details

Roman Catholicism in Lithuania

The Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Western Europe

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Republic of Macedonia (details

Roman Catholicism in the Republic of Macedonia

The Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of Macedonia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome...

Southern Africa

Madagascar (details

Roman Catholicism in Madagascar

The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Malawi (details

Roman Catholicism in Malawi

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are over 2 million Catholics in Malawi - around a fifth of the total population...

Southeast Asia

Malaysia (details

Roman Catholicism in Malaysia

The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

South Asia

West Africa

Mali (details

Roman Catholicism in Mali

The Roman Catholic Church in Mali is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are just under 200,000 Catholics in Mali - around 1.5% of the total population.-Dioceses:* Archdiocese of Bamako...

Southern Europe

The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...

Oceania

Marshall Islands (details

Religion in the Marshall Islands

Major religious groups in the Republic of the Marshall Islands include the United Church of Christ , with 51.5 percent of the population; the Assemblies of God, 24.2 percent; and the Roman Catholic Church, 8.4 percent...

Caribbean

Martinique (details

Demographics of Martinique

Demographics of Martinique.Population:436 131 Age structure:0–14 years:22,1% 15–64 years:67.3% 65 years and over:...

North Africa

Mauritania (details

Roman Catholicism in Mauritania

The Roman Catholic Church in Mauritania is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Mauritius (details

Roman Catholicism in Mauritius

The Roman Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

Eastern Europe

Moldova (details

Roman Catholicism in Moldova

The Roman Catholic Church in Moldova is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Statistics:...

Western Europe

Monaco (details

Roman Catholicism in Monaco

The Roman Catholic Church in Monaco is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The Catholic Church of Monaco has been part of the Catholic Church of France from the beginning of its history....

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Mongolia (details

Roman Catholicism in Mongolia

The Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome...

North Africa

Morocco (details

Roman Catholicism in Morocco

The Roman Catholic Church in Morocco is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 20,000 Catholics in Morocco, most of them are European expatriates, with a big majority of French and Spanish from colonization and...

Southern Africa

Mozambique (details

Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

The Roman Catholic Church in Mozambique is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are over four million Catholics in Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony...

Southeast Asia

Myanmar (details

Roman Catholicism in Myanmar

The Roman Catholic Church in Burma is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The church is overseen by an Apostolic Delegate. As of 2006 the delegate is Salvatore Pennacchio, who is also the Apostolic Nuncio of Thailand.There are...

Southern Africa

Namibia (details

Roman Catholicism in Namibia

The Roman Catholic Church in Namibia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

South Asia

Nepal (details

Roman Catholicism in Nepal

The Roman Catholic Church in Nepal is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Vatican City...

Western Europe

Netherlands (details

Roman Catholicism in the Netherlands

The Catholic Church in the Netherlands; , is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Although the number of Catholics in the Netherlands has decreased significantly in recent decades, the Dutch Catholic Church is today the largest...

Oceania

New Caledonia (details

New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

Oceania

Central America

Nicaragua (details

Roman Catholicism in Nicaragua

The Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua is the Nicaraguan part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the Conference of Nicaraguan Bishops....

West Africa

Niger (details

Roman Catholicism in Niger

The Roman Catholic Church in Niger is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

West Africa

Nigeria (details

Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria....

Western Europe

Norway (details

Roman Catholicism in Norway

Roman Catholicism in Norway is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the Curia in Rome and the Scandinavian Bishops Conference.There are about 83,000 - 230,000 Catholics in the country, 70% of whom were born abroad...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Oman (details

Roman Catholicism in Oman

The Roman Catholic Church in Oman is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

South Asia

Pakistan (details

Roman Catholicism in Pakistan

The Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Pope John Paul II visited Pakistan on February 16, 1981....

Oceania

Palau (details

Roman Catholicism in Palau

The Roman Catholic Church in Palau is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. According to the last census 41.6% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Palestinian territories (details

Roman Catholicism in Palestine

The Roman Catholic Church in the Palestinian territories is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Central America

Panama (details

Roman Catholicism in Panama

The Roman Catholic Church in Panama is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Oceania

South America

Paraguay (details

Roman Catholicism in Paraguay

The Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

South America

Southeast Asia

Philippines (details

Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope.With 73.8 million members in 2005, it is the predominant religion, making the Philippines the third largest "Catholic" nation in the world after Brazil and Mexico, as well as one...

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

Poland (details

Roman Catholicism in Poland

Ever since Poland officially adopted Latin Christianity in 966, the Catholic Church has played an important religious, cultural and political role in the country....

Western Europe

Portugal (details

Roman Catholicism in Portugal

The Roman Catholic Church in Portugal is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian organization....

Caribbean

Puerto Rico (details

Roman Catholicism in Puerto Rico

The Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome.-Present situation:...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Qatar (details

Roman Catholicism in Qatar

The Roman Catholic Church in Qatar is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are very few Catholics in Qatar, most of which are expatriate workers. Qatar forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. The local...

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

Kingdom of Romania (details

Roman Catholicism in Romania

The Roman Catholic Church in Romania is a Latin Rite Christian church, part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. Its administration is centered in Bucharest, and comprises two archdioceses and four other dioceses...

Eastern Europe

Russia (details

Roman Catholicism in Russia

The Roman Catholic Church in Russia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.-Origins:...

East Africa

Rwanda (details

Roman Catholicism in Rwanda

The Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda is part of the Roman Catholic Church.There are just over five million Catholics in Rwanda - about half of the total population. The country is divided into nine dioceses including one archdiocese...

Caribbean

Saint Lucia (details

Demographics of Saint Lucia

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Lucia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Oceania

Samoa (details

Religion in Samoa

Religion in Samoa encompasses a range of groups, but nearly 100% of the population of Samoa is Christian. The 2001 Census revealed the following distribution of Christian groups: Congregational Christian, 34.8 percent; Roman Catholic, 19.6 percent; Methodist, 15 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ...

Southern Europe

San Marino (details

Roman Catholicism in San Marino

The Roman Catholic Church in San Marino is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-History:...

West Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe (details

Demographics of São Tomé and Príncipe

This article is about the demographic features of the population of São Tomé and Príncipe, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Saudi Arabia (details

Roman Catholicism in Saudi Arabia

According to data from the Catholic Web portal AsiaNews.it there are estimated to be more than 1 million Roman Catholics in Saudi Arabia, most of them Filipino & Indian workers without citizenship...

West Africa

Senegal (details

Roman Catholicism in Senegal

The Roman Catholic Church in Senegal is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

East Africa

Seychelles (details

Roman Catholicism in Seychelles

The Roman Catholic Church in Seychelles is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope.There are around 70,000 Catholics in the Seychelles - almost 90% of the total population. Seychelles forms a single diocese - the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port...

West Africa

Sierra Leone (details

Roman Catholicism in Sierra Leone

The Roman Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately 175,000 Catholics in Sierra Leone - around 3% of the total population...

Southeast Asia

Singapore (details

Roman Catholicism in Singapore

Roman Catholicism is practiced by about 4.6% of Singapore's populace, or about 210,000 people. Roman Catholicism is practiced by people of Chinese and Eurasian descent, along with a Filipino, Indian and European minority.- History :...

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

Slovakia (details

Roman Catholicism in Slovakia

The Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia or Latin Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

Slovenia (details

Roman Catholicism in Slovenia

The Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Oceania

Solomon Islands (details

Religion in the Solomon Islands

In the Solomon Islands approximately 92.0 percent of the population is affiliated with one of the following Christian churches: Anglican, 35 percent; Roman Catholic, 19 percent; South Seas Evangelical, 17 percent; Methodist, 11 percent; and Seventh-day Adventist, 10 percent...

East Africa

Somalia (details

Roman Catholicism in Somalia

Roman Catholicism in Somalia refers to the presence of the Catholic faith in the Northeast African country of Somalia. The Roman Catholic Church in Somalia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Overview:There are very few...

Southern Africa

South Africa (details

Roman Catholicism in South Africa

The Roman Catholic Church in South Africa is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are 26 dioceses and archdioceses, plus an apostolic vicariate....

Western Europe

Spain (details

Roman Catholicism in Spain

The Spanish Catholic Church, part of the global Roman Catholic Church, is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the Conference of Spanish Bishops.-Statistics:...

South Asia

Sri Lanka (details

Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka

The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The country comes under the province of Colombo and is divided into 11 dioceses including one archdiocese.There are approximately 1.4 million Catholics...

North Africa

Sudan (details

Roman Catholicism in Sudan

The Roman Catholic Church in Sudan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately two million Catholics in Sudan, about 5% of the total population...

South America

Suriname (details

Roman Catholicism in Suriname

Roman Catholicism in Suriname is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, and is under the spiritual leadership of the Bishop of Rome, Pope Benedict XVI.There are 110,664 Catholics in Suriname, around 23% of the population...

Southern Africa

Swaziland (details

Roman Catholicism in Swaziland

The Roman Catholic Church in Swaziland is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Western Europe

Western Europe

Switzerland (details

Roman Catholicism in Switzerland

Roman Catholicism in Switzerland, organised in the six dioceses and two territorial abbeys, comprises approximately 3 million Catholics, about 42% of the Swiss population.The dioceses are the bishoprics of*Basel, currently headed by Bishop Felix Gmür...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Syria (details

Roman Catholicism in Syria

The Roman Catholic Church in Syria is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are 368,000 Catholics in Syria, approximately 2% of the total population...

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Tajikistan (details

Roman Catholicism in Tajikistan

The Roman Catholic Church in Tajikistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

East Africa

Tanzania (details

Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

The Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 9 million Catholics in the country - about a quarter of the total population...

Southeast Asia

West Africa

Togo (details

Roman Catholicism in Togo

The Roman Catholic Church in Togo is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Oceania

South America

Trinidad and Tobago (details

Roman Catholicism in Trinidad and Tobago

The Roman Catholic Church in Trinidad and Tobago is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The apostolic nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago is American archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, who is also the apostolic nuncio to most other...

North Africa

Tunisia (details

Roman Catholicism in Tunisia

The Roman Catholic Church in Tunisia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Archdiocese:...

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Turkey (details

Roman Catholicism in Turkey

The Roman Catholic Church in Turkey is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are around 35,000 Catholics, constituting 0.05% of the population. The faithful follow the Latin, Byzantine, Armenian and Chaldean Rite...

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Turkmenistan (details

Roman Catholicism in Turkmenistan

The Roman Catholic Church in Turkmenistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

East Africa

Uganda (details

Roman Catholicism in Uganda

The Roman Catholic Church in Uganda is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are an estimated 13.6 million Catholics — about 42% of the total population, estimated at about 32.4 million in 2010...

Eastern Europe

Ukraine (details

Roman Catholicism in Ukraine

The Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The present Archbishop is Mieczysław Mokrzycki ....

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

United Arab Emirates (details

Roman Catholicism in the United Arab Emirates

The Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Western Europe

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

United States (details

Roman Catholicism in the United States

The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...

South America

Uruguay (details

Roman Catholicism in Uruguay

The Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

Uzbekistan (details

Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan

The Roman Catholic Church in Uzbekistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are approximately 5000 Catholics in the country of 27 million. They are organized under a single Apostolic Administration...

Western Europe

Oceania

Vanuatu (details

Demographics of Vanuatu

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Vanuatu, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

South America

Venezuela (details

Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

The Catholic Church in Venezuela is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome and the Venezuelan Bishops Conference....

Southeast Asia

Vietnam (details

Roman Catholicism in Vietnam

The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Vietnam has the fifth largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India, China and Indonesia....

North Africa

Western Sahara (details

Roman Catholicism in Western Sahara

The Roman Catholic Church in Western Sahara is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

Yemen (details

Roman Catholicism in Yemen

The Roman Catholic Church in Yemen is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

Southern Africa

Zambia (details

Roman Catholicism in Zambia

The Roman Catholic Church in Zambia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are about three million Catholics in the country - about a quarter of the total population...

Southern Africa

Zimbabwe (details

Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

The Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

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| align="right" | 12,746,990
| align="center" | 007.71%
| align="right" | 982,792
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF
! colspan="2" | Total
! 6,442,583,922
! 017.18%
! 1,181,368,942

By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Catholic in a region (Catholics in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Catholic percentage compared to the total Catholic population of the world (Catholics in the region * 100/total Catholic population of the world).

Africa

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in Africa
Roman Catholicism in Africa
Roman Catholicism in Africa is the part of the Catholic Church in the various countries of Africa. Christian activity in Africa began in the 1st century when the Patriarchate of Alexandria was formed as one of the four original Patriarchs of the East...

|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Central Africa

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

| 83,121,055
| 37,353,218
| 44.93%
| 3.47%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| East Africa

East Africa

| 193,741,900
| 34,872,130
| 17.99%
| 3.24%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| North Africa

North Africa

| 202,151,323
| 2,369,490
| 1.17%
| 0.22%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Southern Africa

Southern Africa

| 137,092,019
| 24,463,640
| 17.84%
| 2.27%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| West Africa

West Africa

| 268,997,245
| 36,152,847
| 13.43%
| 3.36%
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF
! Total
! 885,103,542
! 135,211,325
! 15.27%
! 12.57%
|}

Americas

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in The Americas
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Caribbean

Caribbean

| 24,364,622
| 19,062,198
| 78.23%
| 1.77%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Central America

Central America

| 42,883,849
| 32,317,384
| 75.36%
| 3.00%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

| 448,587,847
| 173,212,640
| 38.61%
| 16.11%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| South America

South America

| 371,363,897
| 299,570,011
| 80.66%
| 27.87%
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF
! Total
! 887,200,215
! 524,162,233
! 59.08%
! 48.75%
|}

Asia

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

| 92,019,166
| 199,086
| 0.21%
| 0.01%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| East Asia

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

| 1,528,384,440
| 13,853,142
| 0.90%
| 1.28%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| South Asia

South Asia

| 1,437,326,682
| 20,107,050
| 1.39%
| 1.87%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

| 571,337,070
| 86,701,421
| 15.17%
| 8.06%
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF
! Total
! 3,629,067,358
! 120,860,699
! 3.33%
! 11.24%
|}

Europe

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in Europe
Roman Catholicism in Europe
The Roman Catholic Church is geographically centered in Holy See of Rome, Italy. About a third of the population of Europe today is Catholic, but only about a quarter of all Catholics worldwide reside in Europe, due to historical missionary activity, especially in South America.-References:*CIA...

|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Balkans

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

| 65,903,464
| 6,562,775
| 9.95%
| 0.61%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Central Europe

Central Europe

Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

| 74,591,476
| 55,787,176
| 74.8%
| 5.19%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe

| 228,118,665
| 9,702,334
| 4.25%
| 0.90%
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Western Europe

Western Europe

| 381,458,905
| 211,466,942
| 55.43%
| 19.67%
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF
! Total
! 750,072,510
! 283,916,457
! 37.85%
! 26.37%
|}

Middle East

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

| 260,026,365
| 2,990,573
| 1.15%
| 0.27%
|}

Oceania

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Roman Catholicism in Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
! Region
! Total Population
! Catholics
! % Catholic
! % of Catholic total
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor=#F0F8FF
| Oceania

Oceania

| 30,686,468
| 7,747,654
| 25.24%
| 0.72%
|}

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Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Middle East

Oceania

See also