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Catholic Church

in

Kingdom of Sweden (Sweden)

Sweden

Also known as: Schweden (Deutsch), Suecia (español, latine), la Suède (français), Svezia (Italiano), Szwecja (polski), Suécia (Português), Sverige (Svenska), 瑞典 (繁體中文), スウェーデン (日本語), Svecia (latine)

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Stockholm

Population: 8,986,000

Area: 410,934 km²

Patron Saints: St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Gall, St. Ansgar, St. Eric

Religions: Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist

Languages: Swedish

Motto: För Sverige – i tiden (Swedish) (For Sweden – With the times)

Neighbouring Countries: Åland Islands Åland Islands, Denmark Denmark, Finland Finland, Norway Norway, Poland Poland


Circumscriptions (2): Dioceses (1), Apostolic Exarchates (1)


Roman Rite (1): Stockholm

Ukrainian Church (1): Deutschland und Skandinavien


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Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions



Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (1)

Documents and Celebrations Documents and Celebrations


Apostolic Nunciature: Sweden Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig (63)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiae Link Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (60)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europaeae (COM.E.C.E.) Link Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. (74)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europae (C.C.E.E.) Link Cardinal Péter Erdő (57)


as of 2010.03.04

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