Catholic Church

Also known as: Irán (español), l’Iran (français), Iran (Deutsch, Italiano, polski), Irão (Português), 伊朗 (正體中文), イラン (日本語), Irania (latine)

Formerly: Persia

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Tehran

Area: 1,531,595 km²

Population: 82,021,564

Patron Saint: Saint Maruthas of Martyropolis

Saints: 6 Saints

Religions: Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4%

Languages: Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, others

Ethnic Groups: Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes

Motto: Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī (Persian) (Independence, freedom, Islamic Republic)

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Qatar , ↙ Bahrain , ← Kuwait , ← Iraq , ↖ Turkiye , ↖ Armenia , ↖ Azerbaijan , ↗ Turkmenistan , → Afghanistan , ↘ Pakistan , ↓ Oman , ↓ United Arab Emirates

Jurisdictions (6): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Archdioceses (2), Dioceses (2)

Roman Rite (1): Tehran–Isfahan

Armenian Church (1): Ispahan

Chaldean Church (4): Ahvaz, Salmas, Tehran, Urmyā

Cardinals: Past Cardinals

Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events

Apostolic Nunciature: Iran

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)

Conference of Bishops: Iranian Episcopal Conference

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church