Roman Catholic Church In Norway
Roman Catholicism in Norway is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the Curia in Rome and the Scandinavian Bishops Conference.
There were, as of May, 2012, over 110,000 registered Catholics in Norway. The Annuario Pontificio 2012, which gives the figures reported by the local church for 31 December 2010, indicates 84,499 Catholics in the Diocese of Oslo, 3,505 in the Territorial Prelature of Tromsø and 5,548 in that of Trondheim, a total of only 93,552. But there are also lots of Catholics who are not registered with their personal identification number and who are not reported even by the local church; the real number is probably about 230,000 Catholics, 70% of whom were born abroad. That constitutes about 5% of the population, making Norway the most Catholic country in Northern Europe.
Read more about Roman Catholic Church In Norway: Structure, Origin, From Reformation Till 1843, Since Legalisation in 1843, Catholic Immigrants, Members, List of Roman Catholic Parishes in Norway, Gallery, References
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