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Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite Ordinariate (1)

Roman Rite (1): Tallinn

Armenian Church (1): East Europe

Apostolic Nunciature: Estonia Archbishop Georg Gänswein (69)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (73)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (64)

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Roman-Rite Church Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Patron Saint: St. Mary

Saints: 1 Blessed

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Tallinn

Area: 42,388 km2

Population: 1,251,581

Neighbouring Countries: ← Åland Islands Åland Islands, ↑ Finland Finland, → Russia Russia, ↓ Latvia Latvia

Religions: Lutheran 9.9%, Orthodox 16.2%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7%

Languages: Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1%

Ethnic Groups: Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8%, Ukrainian 1.7%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 0.6%, other 1.6%, unspecified 1.6%

Motto: Heade üllatuste maa (Estonian) (Positively surprising)

Area: 45,100 km2

Catholic Population: 7,000 Catholics (0.5% of 1,366,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes, 3 other centres

Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 13 priests (12 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 19 religious (sisters), 6 major seminarians