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509:Turkmenistan
297:South Africa
280:Sierra Leone
85:Burkina Faso
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2064:Benin stubs
1815:recognition
1768:South Sudan
1658:Ivory Coast
1357:Dassa-Zoumé
1073:New Zealand
1008:Saint Lucia
958:El Salvador
861:Switzerland
796:Netherlands
532:Middle East
479:Philippines
427:South Korea
422:North Korea
357:Afghanistan
302:South Sudan
185:Ivory Coast
2038:Categories
1870:(Portugal)
1828:Somaliland
1748:Seychelles
1713:Mozambique
1698:Mauritania
1683:Madagascar
1638:The Gambia
1573:Cape Verde
1444:References
1389:Natitingou
1367:Porto Novo
1063:Micronesia
938:Costa Rica
831:San Marino
791:Montenegro
771:Luxembourg
544:Azerbaijan
514:Uzbekistan
499:Tajikistan
434:Kyrgyzstan
412:Kazakhstan
387:East Timor
362:Bangladesh
290:Somaliland
275:Seychelles
240:Mozambique
225:Mauritania
210:Madagascar
100:Cape Verde
1703:Mauritius
1295:and 1482
1183:Venezuela
1128:Argentina
1043:Australia
993:Nicaragua
968:Guatemala
766:Lithuania
601:Palestine
489:Sri Lanka
484:Singapore
402:Indonesia
392:Hong Kong
230:Mauritius
1894: /
1890: /
1883:(France)
1877: /
1855: /
1851: /
1803:Zimbabwe
1778:Tanzania
1628:Ethiopia
1623:Eswatini
1603:Djibouti
1568:Cameroon
1553:Botswana
1402:See also
1285:dioceses
1173:Suriname
1163:Paraguay
1148:Colombia
1053:Kiribati
978:Honduras
948:Dominica
923:Barbados
886:Scotland
846:Slovenia
841:Slovakia
816:Portugal
686:Bulgaria
564:Abkhazia
504:Thailand
474:Pakistan
459:Mongolia
454:Maldives
449:Malaysia
377:Cambodia
337:Zimbabwe
312:Tanzania
155:Ethiopia
150:Eswatini
130:Djibouti
95:Cameroon
80:Botswana
32:a series
30:Part of
1879:Réunion
1875:Mayotte
1866:Madeira
1861:(Spain)
1857:Melilla
1788:Tunisia
1758:Somalia
1743:Senegal
1728:Nigeria
1718:Namibia
1708:Morocco
1673:Liberia
1668:Lesotho
1618:Eritrea
1588:Comoros
1563:Burundi
1538:Algeria
1379:Djougou
1374:Parakou
1362:Lokossa
1347:Cotonou
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1293:priests
1178:Uruguay
1153:Ecuador
1133:Bolivia
1108:Vanuatu
1036:Oceania
983:Jamaica
963:Grenada
918:Bahamas
876:England
866:Ukraine
821:Romania
781:Moldova
741:Ireland
736:Iceland
731:Hungary
721:Germany
711:Finland
706:Estonia
701:Denmark
696:Czechia
691:Croatia
676:Belgium
671:Belarus
666:Austria
661:Andorra
656:Albania
596:Lebanon
559:Georgia
549:Bahrain
539:Armenia
519:Vietnam
464:Myanmar
322:Tunisia
285:Somalia
270:Senegal
255:Nigeria
245:Namibia
235:Morocco
200:Liberia
195:Lesotho
145:Eritrea
115:Comoros
90:Burundi
65:Algeria
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1798:Zambia
1793:Uganda
1733:Rwanda
1688:Malawi
1648:Guinea
1543:Angola
1394:N'Dali
1352:Abomey
1158:Guyana
1138:Brazil
1103:Tuvalu
998:Panama
988:Mexico
933:Canada
928:Belize
856:Sweden
836:Serbia
826:Russia
811:Poland
806:Norway
786:Monaco
756:Latvia
751:Kosovo
726:Greece
716:France
649:Europe
626:Turkey
591:Kuwait
586:Jordan
581:Israel
554:Cyprus
494:Taiwan
372:Brunei
367:Bhutan
332:Zambia
327:Uganda
260:Rwanda
215:Malawi
175:Guinea
165:Gambia
70:Angola
58:Africa
34:on the
1991:Benin
1989:This
1932:This
1853:Ceuta
1773:Sudan
1723:Niger
1678:Libya
1663:Kenya
1643:Ghana
1633:Gabon
1608:Egypt
1548:Benin
1384:Kandi
1274:Benin
1143:Chile
1098:Tonga
1088:Samoa
1078:Palau
1068:Nauru
973:Haiti
891:Wales
851:Spain
776:Malta
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611:Qatar
469:Nepal
444:Macau
417:Korea
407:Japan
397:India
382:China
307:Sudan
250:Niger
205:Libya
190:Kenya
170:Ghana
160:Gabon
135:Egypt
75:Benin
1995:stub
1938:stub
1783:Togo
1693:Mali
1583:Chad
1297:nuns
1287:and
1276:are
1267:Rome
1263:Pope
1253:The
1168:Peru
1048:Fiji
943:Cuba
606:Oman
576:Iraq
571:Iran
439:Laos
350:Asia
317:Togo
220:Mali
110:Chad
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