Roman Catholicism in Slovenia
- Roman Catholicism in Slovenia
The Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
There are over one million Catholics in the country (about 58% of the total population). The country is divided into six dioceses, including two archdioceses. The diocese of Maribor was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Additionally, the pope created three new sees, namely Novo Mesto, Celje and Murska Sobota.
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*Archdiocese of Ljubljana
**Diocese of Koper
**Diocese of Novo Mesto
*Archdiocese of Maribor
**Diocese of Celje
**Diocese of Murska Sobota
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