Catholic Church
in
Republic of Tunisia (Tunisia)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Tunisia (Tunisia) | |
Also known as: Tunesien (Deutsch), Túnez (español), la Tunisie (français), Tunisia (Italiano), Tunezja (polski), Tunísia (Português), 突尼西亞 (正體中文), チュニジア (日本語), Tunesia (latine)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Tunis
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Algeria 
, ↑ Italy 
, → Malta 
, ↘ Libya 
Roman Rite (1): Tunis
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Tunisia 
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.)
Catholic Population: 30,000 Catholics (0.3% of 11,789,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes, 1 other centre
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 27 priests (6 diocesan, 21 religious)
Non-Clergy: 73 religious (4 brothers, 69 sisters), 7 major seminarians, 16 missionaries
Area: 155,360 km²
Population: 11,403,800
Religions: Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%
Languages: Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)
Ethnic Groups: Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Motto: Ḥurrīyah, Niẓām,ʿAdālah (Arabic) (Freedom, Order and Justice)
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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