The Catholic Church in

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is part of the worldwide

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, under the spiritual leadership of the

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. There are an estimated 23,000

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Catholics in Gibraltar, making up 72 percent of the population.https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/sites/default/files/HMGoG_Documents/Full%20Census%20Report%202012%20FINAL.pdf Gibraltar is a single diocese led by the Bishop of Gibraltar and immediately subject to the

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. The incumbent, the Right Reverend Carmelo Zammit, who was appointed Bishop of Gibraltar on 24 June 2016 and received

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on 8 September 2016, was installed there on 24 September 2016.

Places of worship

The primary centre of Catholic worship in Gibraltar is the

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, but there are also six churches and a

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Cathedrals

* Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned

Churches

* St. Theresa's Parish Church * St. Paul's Parish Church * St. Joseph's Parish Church * St. Bernard's Church * Sacred Heart Parish Church * Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Shrines

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe The Shrine of Our Lady of Europe is a Roman Catholic parish church and national shrine of Gibraltar located at Europa Point. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Europe, the Catholic patroness of Gibraltar. It belongs to the European Maria ...

References

External links

Catholic Diocese in Gibraltar

Christianity in Gibraltar

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