Roman Catholic Church in Russia

The Roman Catholic Church in Russia is part of the World Roman Catholic Church .

One million of the approximately 142 million Russians profess to the Roman Catholic Church. The Chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Russia has been the Diocesan Bishop of Saratov , Clemens Pickel , since 2017 .

After anti-Catholic sentiment among the Russian population at the turn of the millennium, the Russian Federation and the Holy See established full diplomatic relations in December 2009. Archbishop Giovanni d'Aniello has represented the Holy See as Apostolic Nuncio in the Russian Federation since 2020 ; he succeeds Celestino Migliore , who held the office from 2016 to 2020.

Dioceses

Latin Church

• Archdiocese of Mother of God of Moscow
  • Diocese of St. Clement in Saratov
  • Diocese of St. Joseph of Irkutsk
  • Diocese of the Transfiguration of Novosibirsk
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Apostolic Prefecture (vacant)

Russian Greek Catholic Church

• Apostolic Exarchate Russia (vacant)

See also

• Particular church
• Michel d'Herbigny
• Uniate Churches (Catholic)
• Leonid Ivanovich Fyodorov
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

• Website of the Catholic Church in Russia (Russian)
• Entry on Roman Catholic Church in Russia on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Vatican / Russia: Archbishop dreams of Easter together" ( Memento of January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Vatican Radio , April 20, 2011
2. ↑ "The Catholic Church in Russia is currently suffering from anti-Catholic sentiment in the Russian population" ( Memento from March 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), pressedienst paderborn, May 8, 2002 (PDF file; 86 kB)
3. ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico nella Federazione Russa. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 (Italian).