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Catholic Church in Russia | |
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Russian: Католическая церковь в России | |
Type | National polity |
Classification | Catholic |
Orientation | Slavic Christianity, Latin |
Scripture | Bible |
Theology | Catholic theology |
Governance | ECR |
Pope | Francis |
Chairman | Clemens Pickel |
Apostolic Nuncio | Giovanni d'Aniello |
Region | Russia |
Language | Ecclesiastical Latin, Church Slavonic, Russian |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Origin | 11th century |
Separations | Russian Orthodox Church |
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The Catholic Church in Russia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to the 2016 Annuario Pontificio, there are approximately 773,000 Catholics in Russia, which is 0.5% of the total Russian population.[3] However, a 2012 survey[1] determined that there are approximately 240,000 Catholics in Russia (0.2% of the total Russian population),[4] accounting for 7.2% of Germans, 1.8% of Armenians, 1.3% of Belarusians, and just under 1% of Bashkirs. The survey also found 45% of Catholics praying every day versus 17% of Eastern Orthodox.[5]