Catholic countries

[Phemie]

While all those countries named may have a high Catholic population, can any be said to have a Catholic government? Is Catholicism the official state religion anywhere outside the Vatican?

 

[Kielbasi]

While all those countries named may have a high Catholic population, can any be said to have a Catholic government? Is Catholicism the official state religion anywhere outside the Vatican?

I don’t think so.

40 years ago, many nations had Catholicism as the official state religion in Latin America as well as Europe. That is definitely not the case today.

The Vatican has had no problem with countries eliminating the privileged status the Church had in recent times.

 

[Rolltide]

While all those countries named may have a high Catholic population, can any be said to have a Catholic government? Is Catholicism the official state religion anywhere outside the Vatican?

I think that Catholicism is the official religion of Malta…

 

[Phemie]

I think that Catholicism is the official religion of Malta…

I think you’re correct based on what I found online. I was surprised by the Wikipedia article on state religions which lists these:

Jurisdictions which recognize Roman Catholicism as their state or official religion:

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Liechtenstein
* Malta
* Monaco
* Slovakia
* Some cantons of Switzerland (state religion):
      o Appenzell Innerrhoden (declared "religion of the people of Appenzell Innerrhoden")
      o Nidwalden
      o Schwyz
      o Uri
* Vatican City (official religion)

 

[KingAlfred]

While all those countries named may have a high Catholic population, can any be said to have a Catholic government? Is Catholicism the official state religion anywhere outside the Vatican?

Don’t think so. Suspect those days are over.

 

[Chellow]

Hope this link can help.

Official State Religion

 

[Chellow]

Better link.

simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion