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The administration for the local Latin Church is centered in Bucharest, and comprises two archdioceses and four other dioceses. It is the second largest Romanian denomination after the Romanian Orthodox Church, and one of the 18 state-recognized religions. As of 2021, 5.2% of Romanians identified as Catholic. [1]
Background. Portuguese shipping arrived in Japan in 1543, [6] and Catholic missionary activities in Japan began in earnest around 1549, performed in the main by Portuguese-sponsored Jesuits until Spanish-sponsored Franciscans and Dominicans gained access to Japan. Of the 95 Jesuits who worked in Japan up to 1600, 57 were Portuguese, 20 were ...
t. e. Modernism in the Catholic Church describes attempts to reconcile Catholicism with modern culture, [1] specifically an understanding of the Bible and Catholic tradition in light of the historical-critical method and new philosophical and political developments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term modernism —generally used ...
In the 16th century, Finland, as part of Sweden, took part in the Lutheran Reformation after which Catholicism lost almost all ground in the area. The first Catholic religious service in Finland following the death of the Catholic King John III of Sweden in 1592 was celebrated in 1796 in Turku by the Apostolic Vicar of Sweden , the Italian-born Father Paolo Moretti [ it ] .
Culture of Algeria. The Catholic Church in Algeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome . Prior to independence, Algeria was home to a million Catholic settlers (10%). [1] Some Algerians of Berber (mostly Kabyle) or Arab descent converted to Christianity during the French colonialism.
Montenegro is not a traditionally Catholic country, as after the Great Schism of 1054 the Montenegrin Christians remained within the sphere of influence of the Church of Constantinople . There were 20,000 Catholics in Montenegro in 2020, and they formed 2.8% of the population. [1] Most Catholics are ethnic Albanians, Montenegrins and Croats .
The Catholic Church is the second largest religious community in Norway by number of registered members. The country is divided into three Church districts – the Diocese of Oslo and the prelatures of Trondheim and Tromsø, [6] whose bishops participate in the Scandinavian Bishops Conference. The country is further divided into 38 parishes and ...
