Catholic Church in Turkey

The Catholic Church in Turkey is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the canonical leadership of the curia in Rome that is submitted to the Pope.

Demographics

In the 2000s, there are around 25,000 Roman Catholics,

Italian or French background, with a few are ethnic Turks, who are usually either converts via marriage to Levantines or other non-Turkish Catholics, or are returnees from Europe who converted there, and who may often be still registered as Muslim by the government. Byzantine, Armenian, and Chaldean rite Catholics are generally members of the Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian minority groups respectively. Turkey's Catholics are concentrated in Istanbul

.

By 2020, there were approximately 70 priests and 50 nuns serving in 52 parishes;[2] the church also ran 6 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm.

Paolo Bizzeti is the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia.^[3]

Persecution

The Catholic Christian community was shocked when Father

Luigi Padovese

, the Vicar Apostolic of Turkey, was killed.

Organization

Latin Church:
- Archdiocese of İzmir
  - seat in İzmir
  - Cathedral: St. John's Cathedral (İzmir)^[9]
  - Jurisdiction:
    archdiocese without suffragan dioceses
- Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
  
  seat in
  Iskenderun
  
  Cathedral:
  Cathedral of the Annunciation, Iskenderun
  
  Co-Cathedral: St. Anthony of Padua Co-Cathedral, Mersin
  
  Jurisdiction: Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul^[10]
  - seat in Istanbul
  - Cathedral:
    Basilica minor
  - Basilica minor:
    St. Anthony of Padua Basilica
    , Istanbul
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to the Holy See
Armenian Catholic Church:
- Archeparchy of Istanbul
  - seat in Istanbul
  - Cathedral:
    Holy Mother of God Armenian Cathedral Church, Istanbul
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to the Holy See
Chaldean Catholic Church:
- Archdiocese of Diyarbakır
  - seat in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
  - Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral, Diyarbakır
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to the
    Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church:
- Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul
  - seat in Istanbul
  - Cathedral: Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul (Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise)^[11]
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to the Holy See
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Patriarchal Exarchate of Istanbul^[12]
  - seat in Istanbul
  - Church: Melkite Catholic Church Saint Pantaleon (historical)^[13]
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to Melkite Patriarch^[14]
Syriac Catholic Church:
- Exarchate of Turkey
  - seat in Istanbul
  - Cathedral:
  - Jurisdiction: Immediately subject to the Syriac Catholic Church

References

^ US State Dept 2022 report
^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
^ Catholic News Agency website, article dated July 17, 2021
^ "Priest's killing shocks Christians in Turkey". Catholic World News. February 6, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.
^ "Priest Slain in Turkey Had Sought Pope Visit". The New York Times. Reuters. February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.
^ "Confirmed: Pope to visit Turkey in November". Catholic World News. February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.
^ Donovan, Jeffrey (April 20, 2005). "World: New Pope Seen As Maintaining Roman Catholic Doctrinal Continuity". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2006-06-26.
^ "Turkey". International Religious Freedom Report 2004. September 15, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-26.
^ GCatholic.org
^ katolik kilisesi
^ Rumkatkilise.org/
^ Patriarchal Exarchate of Istanbul (French)
^ Melkite Catholic Church Saint Pantaleon (French)
^ Apostolic Letter "Orientalium Dignitas" on the preservation and protection of Oriental disciplines, Pope Leo XIII, 1894 (Latin)

External links

The Catholic Church in Turkey by GCatholic.org

[1] US State Dept 2022 report

[2] Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08

[3] Catholic News Agency website, article dated July 17, 2021

[4] "Priest's killing shocks Christians in Turkey". Catholic World News. February 6, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.

[5] "Priest Slain in Turkey Had Sought Pope Visit". The New York Times. Reuters. February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.

[6] "Confirmed: Pope to visit Turkey in November". Catholic World News. February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-26.

[7] Donovan, Jeffrey (April 20, 2005). "World: New Pope Seen As Maintaining Roman Catholic Doctrinal Continuity". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2006-06-26.

[8] "Turkey". International Religious Freedom Report 2004. September 15, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-26.

[9] GCatholic.org

[10] tolik kilisesi

[11] Rumkatkilise.org/

[12] Patriarchal Exarchate of Istanbul (French)

[13] Melkite Catholic Church Saint Pantaleon (French)

[14] Apostolic Letter "Orientalium Dignitas" on the preservation and protection of Oriental disciplines, Pope Leo XIII, 1894 (Latin)

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Demographics

Persecution

Organization

See also

References

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