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Catholic Church in Europe; Region Total population Catholic % Catholic % of global Catholic pop. Southeast Europe: 65,903,464 6,562,775 9.95% 0.61% Central Europe:
Adherence to Catholicism in Europe (2010) About 35% [1] of the population of Europe today is Catholic, but only about a quarter of all Catholics worldwide reside in Europe. . This is due in part to the movement and immigration at various times of largely Catholic European ethnic groups (such as the Irish, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, and Spaniards) to continents such as the Americas and Austra
Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands – 0.01 million [331] Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland – 0.01 million [332] Old Catholic Church of Austria – 0.005 million [333] Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic – 0.003 million [334] Union of Scranton – 0.03 million Polish National Catholic Church – 0.03 million [335] Nordic ...
[10] [11] [12] Europe has a rich Christian culture, especially as numerous saints and martyrs and almost all the popes were European themselves. All of the Roman Catholic popes from 741 to 2013 were from Europe. [13] Europe brought together many of the Christian holy sites and heritage and religious centers. [14]
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [11] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia , Central Asia , the Middle East , and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam .
This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
Of the Union's 27 states, only three have an official state religion, these being Denmark (Church of Denmark), Greece (Church of Greece), and Malta (Catholic Church). Some other churches have a close relationship with the state. [12] Until 2000, the Church of Sweden was the state church of Sweden.