{{short description|none}} [[File:Monaco BW 2011-06-07 15-59-21.jpg|thumb|Chapel of the Penitents, Monaco]]
The '''Roman Catholic Church in Monaco''' is part of the worldwide [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] in [[Holy See|Rome]].
The country forms a single [[archdiocese]]: the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco]], which is part of the [[Roman Catholic Church in France]] since the beginning of its history. Per the [[Constitution of Monaco]] (Art. 9<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.gouv.mc/Gouvernement-et-Institutions/Les-Institutions/La-Constitution-de-la-Principaute# " Constitution of Monaco"].</ref>) Roman Catholicism is the official church of Monaco, and is the majority religion;<ref name=US2022 /> [[religious freedom]] is also guaranteed by the constitution. In 2023, the country was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom.<ref>[https://freedomhouse.org/country/monaco/freedom-world/2022 Freedom House website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref>
[[Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate]] is the [[cathedral]] of the Monaco archdiocese. Other Roman Catholic churches include the [[Saint-Charles Church, Monaco|Saint Charles Church]], [[Sainte-Dévote Chapel|Church St. Devote]], Saint Martin Church, and Saint Nicholas Church. Roman Catholic chapels include the [[Chapel of Mercy, Monaco-Ville|Chapel of Mercy]], Chapel of the Sacred Heart, and the Carmelite Chapel. The former [[Museum of the Chapel of Visitation|Chapel of Visitation]] is now an [[art museum]].
In 2020, there were 32,000 Roman Catholics in Monaco (83.16% of the population);<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/monaco Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref> there were 24 priests and 11 nuns serving across 6 parishes.
Other estimates put the Roman Catholic population at 90%;<ref name=US2022>[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/monaco US State Dept 2022 report]</ref> the remainder of the country is made up of Jews (3%), Protestants (2%) and Russian Orthodox (1%) with small numbers of Greek Orthodox, Muslims and others.
[[Caritas Monaco]] is a Roman Catholic charity organisation supporting poor and vulnerable people in Monaco and raising funds for the victims of disasters and emergencies around the world.
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==External links== *[http://www.diocese.mc/ Archdiocese of Monaco official website]
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