Roman Catholicism in Belgium
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The Roman Catholic Church in Belgium is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
There are eight dioceses, including one archdiocese. There are over seven million Catholics in Belgium, about three quarters of the total population. However, as elsewhere in Europe, securalisation has hit hard in Belgium; Sunday church attendance has dropped well below 10% as per latest research such as from the "Centrum voor politicologie" of the Catholic University Leuven , author: Marc Hooghe, title: "kerkpraktijk in Vlaanderen"( [http://soc.kuleuven.be/pol/docs/0606-EP-Hooghe.pdf
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1 Has significant territory in Asia. 2 Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. 3 Only recognised by Turkey.
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