Catholic Church in North Macedonia

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Skopje)

The Catholic Church in North Macedonia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome and is one of the major religious communities that exist on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia. Catholic believers from North Macedonia mostly include Albanians, Macedonians and Croats and are most concentrated in the Skopje Statistical Region and the Southeastern Statistical Region of North Macedonia.[1]

In 2020, it was estimated that there are 15,000 Catholics in the country, less than 1% of the total population;[2] there were 50 nuns and priests serving across 11 parishes.

Macedonian Caritas is the largest Catholic charity in North Macedonia, active both in social welfare and humanitarian aid.

  1. ^ "Makedonski katolici - malobrojna, ali ?iva i kompaktna zajednica". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  2. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08

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