Catholic Church in Denmark

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The Catholic Church in Denmark (Danish: Den Katolske kirke i Danmark) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

In 2022, the number of Catholics in

On 22 January 2021, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich denounced a proposed Danish law that would require translation of all sermons into the Danish language. Though Catholics believe that the proposed regulation is aimed primarily at Muslims, the Danish bishops have said that its passage will chill religious freedom for all, and place a burden on the church, which celebrates Mass in at least 9 languages nationwide.^[2]

Organizations

The highest office in the Catholic Church in Denmark has since 1995 been held by bishop

The Diocese of Copenhagen covers the whole of the country, together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and as such is one of the largest Catholic dioceses by area in the world.

See also

• Knud den Hellige (1043-1086) - Danish king and saint.
• Niels Steensen (1638-1686) - a Dane beatified by Pope John Paul II.

See also

• Religion in Denmark
• Christianity in Denmark
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen

References

External links

• Statistics relating to the Catholic Church in Denmark
• Den Katolske Kirke i Danmark
• Traditional Catholic Rite in Denmark^{[permanent dead link]}