Montenegro Montenegro ( /ˌmɒntɨˈneɪɡroʊ/ or /ˌmɒntɨˈniːɡroʊ/) (Montenegrin: Crna Gora, Црна Гора, listen (help·info)) (meaning "Black Mountain" in Montenegrin) is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the is a multireligious country. Although Orthodox Christianity The Orthodox Church, also officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church[note 1] and also the Eastern Orthodox Church, asserts that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago. The Church is composed of several self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically and is the dominant religion, there are also some adherents of Islam Islam (Arabic: الإسلام al-’islām, pronounced [ʔislæːm] [note 1]) is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of their one, incomparable God (Arabic: الله, Allāh), and by the Prophet of Islam Muhammad's teachings and normative example (in Arabic called and Catholic Christianity The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than a billion members. Its leader is the Pope who holds supreme authority in concert with the College of Bishops of which he is the head. A communion of the Western church and 22 Eastern Catholic churches, it comprised a total of 2,795. The dominant Church is the Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. It is the second oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church), as well as the westernmost Eastern - although traces of a forming Montenegrin Orthodox Church The Montenegrin Orthodox Church (Montenegrin: Црногорска православна црква, ЦПЦ / Crnogorska pravoslavna crkva, CPC) is a religious group acting in Montenegro and Montenegrin emigration circles - the town of Lovćenac in Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina) and the Montenegrin emigration colony in Argentina. In an are present.
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According to 2003 census, major religious groups in Montenegro were
- Orthodox Christians The Orthodox Church, also officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church[note 1] and also the Eastern Orthodox Church, asserts that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago. The Church is composed of several self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically and - 460,383 (74.24%)
- Sunni Muslims Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. It is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة "people of the example and the community") or Ahl as-Sunnah (Arabic: أهل السنة) for short. The word Sunni comes from the word Sunnah (Arabic: سنة), which means the - 110,034 (17.74%)
- Roman Catholic Christians The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than a billion members. The Church's leader is the Pope who holds supreme authority in concert with the College of Bishops of which he is the head. A communion of the Western church and 22 autonomous Eastern Catholic churches (called - 21,972 (3.54%)
No other religious group in Montenegro, including Protestant Christians Protestantism is one of the four major divisions within Christianity together with the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Roman Catholic Church. The term is most closely tied to those groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation and Jews The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation. Converts to Judaism, whose status as Jews within the Jewish ethnos, reaches 1%.
Orthodox Christianity
Main article: Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral The Metropolitanate of Montenegro is the largest diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro. Founded in 1219 by Saint Sava, it is now one of the most prominent dioceses in the Serbian Orthodox Church. The current Metropolitan is Amfilohije. His current title is "Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral&Orthodox Christianity is the dominant religion in Montenegro. Adherents of Orthodox Christianity in Montenegro are predominantly Montenegrins Predominantly Eastern Orthodox; Muslim and Roman Catholic and Serbs Serbs are a native Balkan South Slavic ethnic group. Majority of Serbs live in the Central Europe and the Balkans (Southeastern Europe), between the Balkan and Carpathian mountains, in the east, and the Adriatic sea, in the west. Serbs are a ethnicity with a large diaspora. The total world Serbian population, however, is difficult to measure. While the Serbs are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. It is the second oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church), as well as the westernmost Eastern and its diocese in Montenegro, the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, Montenegrins are divided between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Montenegrin Orthodox Church The Montenegrin Orthodox Church (Montenegrin: Црногорска православна црква, ЦПЦ / Crnogorska pravoslavna crkva, CPC) is a religious group acting in Montenegro and Montenegrin emigration circles - the town of Lovćenac in Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina) and the Montenegrin emigration colony in Argentina. In an (which is still in its phase of conceivement and is non-canonical and unrecognized).
The identity of Montenegrins and Serbs in Montenegro is largely based on Orthodox Christianity.
Islam
A Mosque in Montenegro Main article: Islam in Montenegro Muslims in Montenegro form the largest minority religion in the country. Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims make up 17.74% of the total population. They are divided into these main groups: Slavic Muslims split among Bosnian-speaking Bosniaks, Slavic Muslims, Montenegrin-speaking Montenegrins, and ethnic Albanians. Albanians are a separate ethnic group,Muslims A Muslim or Moslem is an adherent of the religion of Islam. Literally, the word means "one who submits (to God)". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive. All Muslims observe Sunnah, but differences in the definition of what is and what is not Sunnah has led to the emergence of sectarian movements.[ form the largest minority religion in the country. Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims make up 17.74% of the total population. They are divided into these main groups: Slavic Muslims split among Bosnian Bosnian is a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian used as one of three official languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The same subdialect of Shtokavian is also the basis of standard Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin, so all are mutually intelligible. Up until the dissolution of former SFR Yugoslavia, they were treated as a-speaking Bosniaks The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in the Sandžak, Croatia, and the Republic of Macedonia. Bosniaks are typically characterized by their tie to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam since 15th and 16th, Slavic Muslims, Montenegrin Montenegrin language is a South Slavic language spoken in Montenegro and by the Montenegrin diaspora. It is based on the Shtokavian dialect. It is the official language of the country-speaking Montenegrins Predominantly Eastern Orthodox; Muslim and Roman Catholic, and ethnic Albanians Albanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. Roughly half of Albanians live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo[a], the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. There are Albanian communities in a number of other countries, including Turkey, Greece,. Islam is the dominant religion in the northern municipalities, which are part of the Sandžak Sandžak also known as Raška (Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian: Raška, Cyrilic: Рашка) is a historical region lying along the border between Serbia and Montenegro. Тhe name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative district that existed until the Balkan Wars of 1912, whereas Raška was the name of a geographical region, and in municipalities where Albanians form a majority. Islam is the majority religion in Plav Plav is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 3,615 (2003 census), Rožaje Rožaje , is a town in northeastern Montenegro. It has a population of 9,121 (2003 census.) and Ulcinj Ulcinj is a coastal town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 (2003 census) of which the majority are Albanians. Ulcinj is the centre of Ulcinj Municipality and the centre of the Albanian community in Montenegro. This southernmost municipality of Montenegro has a population of 20,290, and is the dominant religion among Albanians Albanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. Roughly half of Albanians live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo[a], the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. There are Albanian communities in a number of other countries, including Turkey, Greece,, Bosniaks The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in the Sandžak, Croatia, and the Republic of Macedonia. Bosniaks are typically characterized by their tie to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam since 15th and 16th and Muslims by nationality.
Roman Catholic and Eastern Rite Catholic communities
Main article: Catholic Church in MontenegroCatholic Christianity is mostly present in the region of Boka Kotorska The Bay of Kotor in south-western Montenegro and south-eastern Croatia, is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen. It is an important tourist attraction in, where there is a significant presence of ethnic Croats Croatia is the nation state of the Croats, while in the adjacent Bosnia and Herzegovina they are one of the three constituent peoples. Also, a number of ethnic Albanians Albanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. Roughly half of Albanians live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo[a], the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. There are Albanian communities in a number of other countries, including Turkey, Greece, are adherents of Catholic Christianity.
According to CNEWA Canada Catholics of the Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite is the liturgical rite used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches and by the Greek-Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic Churches which use the Byzantine Rite). The rite developed in the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul). It is the second largest number over 20 000 persons in the regions of Montenegro and Serbia:
In 2003 an Apostolic Exarchate was created for Greek Catholics Categories: Roman Catholic Church | Eastern Christianity in Serbia and Montenegro, headed by Bishop Djura Džudžar (born 1954, appointed 2003). It has 21 parishes and 22,720 faithful, consisting mostly of a group of ethnic Rusyn Greek Catholics in the region of Vojvodina.[1]
See also
- Islam in Montenegro Muslims in Montenegro form the largest minority religion in the country. Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims make up 17.74% of the total population. They are divided into these main groups: Slavic Muslims split among Bosnian-speaking Bosniaks, Slavic Muslims, Montenegrin-speaking Montenegrins, and ethnic Albanians. Albanians are a separate ethnic group,
- History of the Jews in Montenegro
- Religion by country This article gives an overview about religion by country. Note that the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will show dual figures; those are the percentage of people who believe in God and the percentage of nominal adherents who celebrate traditional religious holidays although not professing belief in God: Cultural Jews and
- Roman Catholicism in Montenegro
External links
- www.monteislam.com
- Islamic Community in Montenegro
- Protestant Mission to Montenegro
- Demographics of Montenegro This article is about the demographic features of the population of Montenegro, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population
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And Christine Mendoza says it is a place where she can talk about her . religion. without being judged. The high school students are part of St. Dominic Savio's Monday Youth Group, where they learn to know themselves and to develop leadership skills under the tutelage of Juan Carlos . Montenegro. , a native Ecuadoran who has applied business administration concepts to the youth ministry he directs. We are trying to renew the vision of what is a youth ministry, . Montenegro. told ...
Q. Me and my boyfriend have been together for 3 years but I am a close friend on his family for 16 years, we grew up on the same block. He was born and raised in NY but his parents are the first generation to come from Yugoslavia (Montenegro) and they are Muslim. I am a 3rd generation Italian American, I am catholic but do not practice my own religion whatsoever. He is 27 years old but out of respect he went to his father to ask for his approval to marry me. His father is a very very very very cultured and stubborn man. His father disapproved because i am not of their culture and it will ruin their "reputation". He believes his son should be with a Yugoslavian women, who is naturally Muslim. I was willing to convert, not only for him, but for… [cont.]
Asked by karet123 - Mon Aug 11 10:34:13 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Honestly, your're in for a world of heartbreak here. Either he chooses to be with you and is sad for the rest of his life because his family won't talk to him, or he chooses them and you're sad because you lost him. You need a man who can fully commit to you. I definitely understand his reluctance to hurt either of you, but by being unwilling to acknowledge his love for you, he's hurting you anyway. You have shown your love for him by being willing to convert; at this point you are more invested in this relationship than he is. I'm not terribly familiar with the Muslim faith, but my understanding is they have the same original scripture as most of the rest of the world's religions (i.e. Old Testament), and we are told there to leave… [cont.]
Answered by Julianna G (Duck with a gun) - Mon Aug 11 13:46:49 2008
