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The Catholic Church in Montenegro (Albanian: Kisha katolike në Mal të Zi, Montenegrin: Католичка црква у Црној Гори, romanized: Katolička crkva u Crnoj Gori; Croatian: Katolička Crkva u Crnoj Gori) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Montenegro is not a traditionally Catholic country, as after the Great Schism of 1054 the Montenegrin Christians remained within the sphere of influence of the Church of Constantinople.
There were 20,000 Catholics in Montenegro in 2020, and they formed 2.8% of the population. Most Catholics are ethnic Albanians, Montenegrins and Croats.
The Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro and to Bosnia and Herzegovina is Archbishop Francis Chullikatt.




Organisation






= Latin Church Catholics

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Within Montenegro the Latin Church Catholic hierarchy consists of the Archdiocese of Bar. The Diocese of Kotor is geographically located in Montenegro, but it is administratively part of the church in Croatia and is subject to the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska of that country. The territory of the Diocese of Kotor (Venetian: Cattaro) corresponds to the territory of Albania Veneta of the Republic of Venice, lost to Napoleon I in 1797 (Albania Veneta was mostly Catholic).




= Eastern Catholics

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There are very few Greek Catholics of Montenegro, and no diocese. The Greek Catholics are assigned to the pastoral care of the Latin Church clergy of the Catholic Church in Montenegro.




Demographics


According to the 2011 official census, of the total 21,299 Catholics in Montenegro, there were:

7,954 Albanians (37.34%)
5,667 Montenegrins (26.61%)
5,527 Croats (25.95%)
2,151 others (10.01%)
The highest concentration of Catholics is in the Diocese of Kotor, covering coastal areas long under Venetian influence and largely made up of Croat Catholics. The rest of Montenegro is covered by the Archdiocese of Bar, in which there were a total of 12,165 Catholics, mainly Albanian Catholics, in 2006, in the following settlements:

Tuzi – 4,510
Podgorica – 1,738
Bar – 1,610
Ulcinj – 947
Štoj – 491
Bratica – 475
Hoti – 440
Koja – 404
Sveti Đorđe – 251
Trieshi – 249
Gruda – 232
Kolonza – 219
Zupci – 180
Cetinje – 165
Gusinje – 80
Klezna – 91
Ljara – 41
Nikšić – 30
Šestan – 12




World Heritage Site


The Kotor Cathedral is designated as a World Heritage Site.




See also


Religion in Montenegro
Eastern Catholic Churches
List of Catholic dioceses in Montenegro
Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro




References






Sources


Dragojlović, Dragoljub (1990). "Dyrrachium et les Évéchés de Doclea jusqu'a la fondation de l'Archevéche de Bar" (PDF). Balcanica (21): 201–209.




External links


Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Montenegro" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Catholic Hierarchy website

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