The Catholic Church in Slovenia
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The Slovenian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Slovenia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The 2018 Eurobarometer data shows 73.4% of Slovenian population identifying as Catholic that fell to 72.1% in the 2019 Eurobarometer survey. According to the Catholic Church data, the Catholic population fell from 78.04% in 2009 to 72.11% in 2019.
There are total of 1,509,986 (72.11%) Catholics in Slovenia in 2019 by official statistics published by Catholic Church of Slovenia. The country is divided into six dioceses, including two archdioceses. The diocese of Maribor was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Additionally, the pope created three new sees, namely Novo Mesto, Celje and Murska Sobota.
Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich is the Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia, the Titular Archbishop of Sulci and the Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo.
Timeline
Catholics by years
Year Catholics Population
2009 1,577,014 78.04%
2010 1,569,119 Decrease 77.30%
2011 1,557,276 Decrease 76.85%
2012 1,554,355 Increase 81.40%
2013 1,543,114 Decrease 80.06%
2014 1,523,040 Decrease 74.52%
2015 1,535,297 Increase 75.68%
2016 1,523,113 Decrease 75.32%
2017 1,511,980 Decrease 73.15%
2018 1,513,756 Decrease 72.74%
2019 1,509,986 Decrease 72.11%
Structure
Slovenian dioceses
Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Labacensis
Diocese of Koper,
Diocese of Novo Mesto
Archdiocese of Maribor
Diocese of Celje
Diocese of Murska Sobota
St Nicholas, Ljubjlana.
The Slovenian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Slovenia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The 2018 Eurobarometer data shows 73.4% of Slovenian population identifying as Catholic that fell to 72.1% in the 2019 Eurobarometer survey. According to the Catholic Church data, the Catholic population fell from 78.04% in 2009 to 72.11% in 2019.
There are total of 1,509,986 (72.11%) Catholics in Slovenia in 2019 by official statistics published by Catholic Church of Slovenia. The country is divided into six dioceses, including two archdioceses. The diocese of Maribor was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Additionally, the pope created three new sees, namely Novo Mesto, Celje and Murska Sobota.
Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich is the Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia, the Titular Archbishop of Sulci and the Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo.
Timeline
Catholics by years
Year Catholics Population
2009 1,577,014 78.04%
2010 1,569,119 Decrease 77.30%
2011 1,557,276 Decrease 76.85%
2012 1,554,355 Increase 81.40%
2013 1,543,114 Decrease 80.06%
2014 1,523,040 Decrease 74.52%
2015 1,535,297 Increase 75.68%
2016 1,523,113 Decrease 75.32%
2017 1,511,980 Decrease 73.15%
2018 1,513,756 Decrease 72.74%
2019 1,509,986 Decrease 72.11%
Structure
Slovenian dioceses
Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Labacensis
Diocese of Koper,
Diocese of Novo Mesto
Archdiocese of Maribor
Diocese of Celje
Diocese of Murska Sobota
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