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Catholic Church

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Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark)

Denmark

Also known as: Dänemark (Deutsch), Dinamarca (español, Português), le Danemark (français), Danimarca (Italiano), Dania (polski, latine), 丹麥 (繁體中文), デンマーク (日本語)

Dependencies: Faroe Islands Faroe Islands, Greenland Greenland

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Copenhagen

Population: 5,413,000

Area: 42,394 km²

Patron Saints: St. Anskar, St. Canute

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%

Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority), English (second language)

Motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish) (God’s help, the love of the people, Denmark’s strength)

Neighbouring Countries: Germany Germany, Norway Norway, Sweden Sweden


Circumscriptions (1): Dioceses (1)


Roman Rite (1): København


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Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (1)

Documents and Celebrations Documents and Celebrations


Apostolic Nunciature: Denmark Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig (63)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiae Link Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (60)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europaeae (COM.E.C.E.) Link Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. (74)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europae (C.C.E.E.) Link Cardinal Péter Erdő (57)


as of 2010.03.04

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