TheCatholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwideCatholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of thePope inRome.
There are about 60,000 Catholics inAndorra, making up 88% of the total population, and the country forms part of the SpanishDiocese of Urgell, whose bishop is also one of the country'sCo-Princes.[1]
Few official statistics are available on religion; estimates of the Catholic population in 2020 range from 89.5%[2] and 99.21%.[3]
The country has never had adiocese and belongs to theDiocese of Urgell, whosebishop, together with thePresident of the French Republic, shares the role ofhead of state of the tiny country.
From a historical point of view Andorra was evangelized through the bishopric of Urgell, in the reign of St. Just, in the mid-sixth century.
The principality is divided into seven parishes: Canillo, Encamp, Ordino, La Massana, Andorra la Vella, Sant Julia de Loria and Escaldes-Engordany.[4]
Càritas Andorrana is the social welfare organisation of the Andorran Catholic Church.
Theapostolic nunciature in Andorra was established on 16 June 1995.[5]The Apostolic Nuncio is also nuncio in Spain and lives in Madrid.
The current Apostolic Nuncio is the ArchbishopBernardito Auza, appointed byPope Francis on 1 October 2019.
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