Catholic Church

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

Also known as: Saudi-Arabien (Deutsch), Arabia Saudí (español), l’Arabie Saoudite (français), Arabia Saudita (Italiano), Arabia Saudyjska (polski), Arábia Saudita (Português), 沙特阿拉伯 (正體中文), サウジアラビア (日本語), Arabia Saudiana (latine)

Formerly: Hejaz and Nejd

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Riyadh

Neighbouring Countries: Eritrea Eritrea, ← Sudan Sudan, ← Egypt Egypt, ↖ Jordan Jordan, ↑ Iraq Iraq, ↗ Kuwait Kuwait, → Bahrain Bahrain, → Qatar Qatar, → United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, → Oman Oman, ↓ Yemen Yemen

By Type (1)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Northern Arabia


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Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions


Apostolic Delegation: Arabian Peninsula

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Saints: 3 Saints

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Summary

Area: 2,149,690 km²

Population: 28,571,770

Religions: Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Ethnic Groups: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Motto: Lā ilāhā illā-llāh, Muhammadu-r-rasūlu-llāh (Arabic) (There is no God other than God and Muhammad is His Prophet)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 2,149,690 km²

Catholic Population: 1,834,000 Catholics (5.4% of 34,111,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 4 parishes

Clergy: 15 priests (1 diocesan, 14 religious)

Non-Clergy: 339 catechists

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Last updated on 2023.11.26

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