Catholic ChurchinSvalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)(Dependency ofNorway | ![]() |
Also known as:Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen (Deutsch), Svalbard y Jan Mayen (español), Svalbard et Jan Mayen (français), Svalbard e Jan Mayen (Italiano, Português), Svalbard, Jan Mayen (polski), Svalbard og Jan Mayen (norsk), 斯瓦爾巴特和揚馬延群島 (正體中文), スヴァールバル諸島・ヤンマイエン島 (日本語)
Roman Rite (1):Tromsø
by Type |by Name |by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses |Vacant Dioceses |Former Dioceses
Conference of Bishops:Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiæ
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences:Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences:Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Continent:West Europe
Capital:Longyearbyen
Area:62,045 km²
Population:2,583
Part of:Norway
(Dependency)
Neighbouring Countries:↙Iceland
, ←Greenland
, →Norway
, ↓Faroe Islands
Languages:Norwegian, Russian
Ethnic Groups:Norwegian 59.8%, Russian and Ukrainian 20.4%, other 19.4% (primarily Swedish, Thai, and Philippine)
Last updated on 2025.12.21
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