Catholic Church in Azerbaijan

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The Catholic Church in Azerbaijan is a small religious community representing the global Catholic faith within the predominantly Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan, organized under the jurisdiction of the Holy See.

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Catholic Church in Azerbaijan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church by country
religious organization in Azerbaijan
cathedralCity Baku
cathedralDedication Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
communionWith Holy See
continent Asia
country Azerbaijan
currentPope Pope Francis
denomination Catholic Church
diplomaticRelationsWith Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan
diplomaticRepresentationFromHolySee Apostolic Nunciature to Azerbaijan
engagesIn charitable activities
ecumenical relations
interreligious dialogue
pastoral care of Catholics in Azerbaijan
followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
governingBody Apostolic Prefecture of Baku
hasCathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku
hasFeastDayObservance Assumption of Mary
Easter
Immaculate Conception
hasFeastDayObservance Christmas
hasParish parish of the Immaculate Conception, Baku
immediateSubjectTo Holy See
jurisdictionType apostolic prefecture
legalFrameworkCountry Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan
legalStatus recognized religious community
liturgicalCalendar Roman Catholic liturgical calendar
mainCityOfPresence Baku
mainReligiousOrderPresent Salesians of Don Bosco
majorityReligionInCountry Islam
partOf worldwide Catholic Church
pastoralLanguage Azerbaijani
English
Italian
Polish
Russian
primaryLiturgicalRite Roman Rite
region South Caucasus
religiousFreedomContext predominantly Muslim country with constitutional secularism
religiousMinorityIn Azerbaijan
ritualForm Latin Church
servesPopulationType diplomatic community
foreign Catholic residents
local Catholics
supremePontiff Pope
underEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOf Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

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Holy See–Azerbaijan relations topic Catholic Church in Azerbaijan