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Catholic ChurchinRussian Federation (Russia) |
Also known as: Russland (Deutsch), Rusia (español), la Russie (français), Russia (Italiano, latine), Rosja (polski), Rússia (Português), Россия (русский язык),
Formerly: Soviet Union
Continents: East Europe, South and East Asia, Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Moscow
Area: 16,377,742 km²
Population: 142,257,519
Patron Saints: Saint Andrew (November 30), Saint Nicholas of Myra (December 6)
Saints: 5 Saints, 9 Blesseds
Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2%
Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, others 10.1%
Ethnic Groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9%
Motto: С нами Бог (Russian) (God is with us)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Ukraine , ← Belarus , ← Latvia , ← Estonia , ↖ Finland , → USA , ↘ China , ↘ Japan , ↘ North Korea , ↓ Mongolia , ↓ Kazakhstan , ↓ Azerbaijan , ↓ Georgia
Circumscriptions (7): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (3), Apostolic Exarchates (1), Ordinariates (1), Apostolic Prefectures (1)
Roman Rite (5): Mother of God at Moscow, Saint Clement at Saratov, Saint Joseph at Irkutsk, Transfiguration at Novosibirsk, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk
Armenian Church (1): East Europe
Russian Church (1): Russia
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches: Cathedrals (7), Basilicas (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Russian Federation
Conference of Bishops: Conferenza dei Vescovi Cattolici della Federazione Russa (C.V.C.F.R.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
as of 2021.05.05
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