Catholic Church
in
Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran)
Catholic ChurchinIslamic Republic of Iran (Iran) | |
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
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Qatar 
, ↙ Bahrain 
, ← Kuwait 
, ← Iraq 
, ↖ Turkiye 
, ↖ Armenia 
, ↖ Azerbaijan 
, ↗ Turkmenistan 
, → Afghanistan 
, ↘ Pakistan 
, ↓ Oman 
, ↓ United Arab Emirates 
Roman Rite (1): Tehran–Isfahan
Armenian Church (1): Ispahan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
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 
Patron Saint: Saint Maruthas of Martyropolis
Saints: 6 Saints
Area: 1,531,595 km²
Population: 82,021,564
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)
Area: 1,648,195 km²
Catholic Population: 9,000 Catholics (0.0% of 84,055,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes, 3 other centres
Clergy: 5 bishops (3 diocesan, 2 titular), 5 priests (4 diocesan, 1 religious)
Non-Clergy: 11 religious (1 brother, 10 sisters), 1 major seminarian, 60 missionaries, 41 catechists
Last updated on 2023.11.26
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