Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan

Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan

The Roman Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

There are around 30,000 Catholics in Kyrgyzstan - around 0.5% the population. There are no dioceses in the country which forms a single mission sui iuris.


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