Catholic Church
in
Western Sahara
Catholic ChurchinWestern Sahara | |
Also known as: Westsahara (Deutsch), Sahara Occidental (español), le Sahara occidental (français), Sahara Occidentale (Italiano), Sahara Zachodnia (polski), Saara Ocidental (Português), 西撒哈拉 (正體中文), 西サハラ (日本語), Sahara Occidentalis (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Western Sahara
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Al aaiun
Area: 266,000 km²
Population: 603,253
Former Name: Spanish Sahara
Neighbouring Countries: ↗ Morocco 
, → Algeria 
, ↘ Mauritania 
Religions: Muslim
Languages: Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Berber, Spanish, French
Ethnic Groups: Arab, Berber
Area: 266,000 km²
Catholic Population: 300 Catholics (0.0% of 1,027,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 2 parishes, 1 other centre
Clergy: 4 priests (religious)
Non-Clergy: 1 religious (brother)
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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