Catholic Church in Serbia


Catholic Church in Serbia
Serbian: Католичка црква у Србији/Katolička crkva u Srbiji
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceInternational Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
PopeFrancis
RegionSerbia
LanguageSerbian, Latin
Members419,377 (2022)

The Catholic Church in Serbia (Serbian: Католичка црква у Србији, Katolička crkva u Srbiji) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in Serbia, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. There are 356,957 Catholics in Serbia according to the 2011 census, which is roughly 5% of the population.[1] Estimates in 2020 suggested that the figure had risen to 5.5-6%.[2][3]

Catholics are mostly concentrated in several municipalities in northern Vojvodina, and are mostly members of ethnic minorities, such as Hungarians and Croats.

Cathedral of St. Theresia of Avila in Subotica
Map of Catholic Church organization in Serbia

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