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
Area: 155,360 km²
Population: 11,403,800
Saints: 130 Saints, 2 Blesseds
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)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Algeria , ↑ Italy
, → Malta
, ↘ Libya
Jurisdictions (1): Archdioceses (1)
Roman Rite (1): Tunis
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (1),
Basilicas (1),
World Heritage Churches (1)
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 Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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