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Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Malta (Malta) |
Also known as: Malte (français), Malta (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português, Malti),
Continents: West Europe, Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Valletta
Area: 316 km²
Population: 416,338
Patron Saints: Saint George, Saint Agatha of Sicily, Saint Paul of Tarsus
Saints: 3 Saints, 2 Blesseds
Religions: Roman Catholic (official) more than 90%
Languages: Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9%
Ethnic Groups: Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
Motto: Repubblika ta’ Malta (Maltese) (Republic of Malta)
Circumscriptions (2): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (1)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Grech (64) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
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Special Churches: Cathedrals (3), Basilicas (12), National Shrines (1), World Heritage Churches (2)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Apostolic Nunciature: Malta
Conference of Bishops: Konferenza Episkopali Maltija
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
as of 2021.05.02
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