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Church in Estonia

Why Catholicism is growing in Estonia

Estonia now has its first formal diocese - so what's going so right?

Luke Coppen
Sep 27, 2024
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Catholics in Estonia arrived at a major milestone Thursday, when the Vatican announced the creation of the new Diocese of Tallinn.

Bishop Philippe Jourdan, the first Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia. Rene Riisalu - Presidendi kantselei / Office of the President via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The diocese replaces the Apostolic Administration of Estonia, which was…

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