Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina (original) (raw)

Also known as: Bosnien und Herzegowina (Deutsch), Bosnia y Herzegovina (español), la Bosnie-Herzégovine (français), Bosnia-Erzegovina (Italiano), Bośnia i Hercegowina (polski), Bósnia e Herzegovina (Português), Bosna i Hercegovina (Hrvatski), 波黑（波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那） (正體中文), ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ (日本語), Bosnia et Herzegovina (latine)

Celebrations

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

• 2015.06.06: Apostolic Journey to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2003.06.22: Apostolic Journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 1997.04.12 – 1997.04.13: Apostolic Journey to Sarajevo

Geography

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared 1.1%

Languages: Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2%

Ethnic Groups: Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared 1%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 51,197 km²

Catholic Population: 398,000 Catholics (11.5% of 3,462,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 305 parishes, 6 other centres

Clergy: 8 bishops (4 diocesan, 4 titular), 589 priests (268 diocesan, 321 religious), 4 permanent deacons (1 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 497 religious (24 brothers, 473 sisters), 88 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 302 catechists