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Christianity in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating to the Roman Empire. The entire Balkan region had been Christianized by the Roman, Byzantine , First Bulgarian Empire , Serbian Kingdom , Second Bulgarian Empire , and Serbian Empire till 13th century.
According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [7] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
The Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church (KPEC; Albanian: Kisha Protestante Ungjillore e Kosovës) is a Protestant church network based in Pristina, Kosovo. It is one of the four protected major religions in the Kosovo Law of Religious Freedoms . [ 4 ]
They are represented by the Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church (KPEC).The Christ the Savior Cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo is an unfinished Serbian Orthodox Christian church whose construction began in 1995. Due to have been completed in 1999, its construction, on the campus of the pre-war University of Pristina, was interrupted by the Kosovo War.
The Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo is the third largest religious denomination in Kosovo, after Islam and Roman Catholicism. It has over 140,000 followers in Kosovo, predominantly made up of the Kosovo Serbs , who mostly live in the North Kosovo region and in some enclaves in the south (such as Štrpce ).
The Catholic Church in Kosovo held mass on 1 December across the country and it collected charitable donations by parishioners for earthquake victims and their families. [24] [25] One of the oldest Catholic churches in Kosovo is the Catholic church of Vinarc, in Mitrovica. [26] [27] It is disputed by Serbian Orthodox Church. [28]
In an interview with news website Kosovo Online, Sima Avramović, the Serbian Ambassador to Holy See, clarified that in his discussions with high-ranking Holy See officials who confirmed that the mission is a liaison office and it would not be entitled to diplomatic immunity and privileges at the Holy See.
Eastern Christianity in Kosovo (1 C) K. Kosovan Christians (2 C, 1 P) M. Christian monasteries in Kosovo (1 C) Pages in category "Christianity in Kosovo"