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The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Nicholas's or Monaco Cathedral). Dominique-Marie David was appointed Archbishop of Monaco by Pope Francis on 21 January 2020.
Altarpiece of St Nicolas - Ludovico Brea, 1500 Interior of the Cathedral of Monaco The Cathedral of Our Immaculate Lady (Latin: Cathedralis Templum de Nostra Domina Immaculata, French: Cathédrale de Notre-Dame-Immaculée), formerly called the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (demolished in 1874), [1] or informally the Cathedral of Monaco (French: Cathédrale de Monaco), is the Roman Catholic ...
Charles III of Monaco was responsible for turning the Monte Carlo district and Monaco into a thriving town.. In 1856, Charles III of Monaco granted a concession to Napoleon Langlois and Albert Aubert, to establish a sea-bathing facility for the treatment of various diseases, and to build a German-style casino.
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In 2020, there were 32,000 Catholics in Monaco (83.16% of the population); [4] there were 24 priests and 11 nuns serving across 6 parishes. Other estimates put the Catholic population at 90%; [2] 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.
(in French) La Principauti - The first monthly newspaper of Monaco, available also on line in 3D version "Official Statistical Report 2006 (with detailed information about the 10 wards)" (PDF) (in French). (1.24 MiB) Monaco travel guide from Wikivoyage
It is recognised as one of the wealthiest and most expensive places in the world. The official language of Monaco is French. Monégasque, English and Italian are also spoken and understood by many residents. With an area of 2.08 km 2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City.