• Source: Catholic Church in Turkmenistan

The Catholic Church in Turkmenistan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.




History


All Catholic infrastructure in the country was destroyed by Soviet revolutionaries in the 1920s. In 1997 a request was made to recognize the local Catholic community, but was refused since the local church was not headed by a Turkmen. In July 2010, the Catholic Mission received official government recognition and plans were started to both ask permission to build a Catholic church, and to reclaim a Catholic Armenian church in Turkmenbasy that still stands in the west of the country, as well as a church building in Sendar. In the early 2000s, Mass was celebrated at the apostolic nunciature in the capital and at parishioners' homes.
In 2020, there were 3 priests in the country, serving 300 Catholics in one parish.




See also


Religion in Turkmenistan
Christianity in Turkmenistan
Chapel of the Transfiguration, Ashgabat
Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan




External links


Profile of Catholic Church in Turkmenistan




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Gereja Katolik di Turkmenistan
• Maryam
• Gereja Katolik di Tiongkok
• Agama di Australia
• Gereja Katolik di Myanmar
• Gereja Katolik di Jerman
• Gereja Katolik menurut negara
• Gereja Katolik di Suriah
• Gereja Katolik di Sri Lanka
• Gereja-Gereja Katolik Timur
• Catholic Church in Turkmenistan
• Chapel of the Transfiguration, Ashgabat
• Religion in Turkmenistan
• Bishops' Conference of Central Asia
• Christianity in Turkmenistan
• Catholic Church in Japan
• Catholic Church in Portugal
• Catholic Church in Sweden
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Eastern Catholic Churches