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
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
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 (6)
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
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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