Roman Catholicism in Tajikistan

Roman Catholicism in Tajikistan

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

There are approximately 2,500 Roman Catholics in Tajikistan, which forms a single mission sui iuris under the leadership of Father Carlos Ávila, IVE of the Instituto del Verbo Encarnado ("Institute of the Incarnate Word)".

References

* [http://www.catholic.tj/spanish/historia.htm History of the Catholic Church in Tajikistan (Spanish text)]

See also

*Eastern Christian Churches


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