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)
Roman Rite (1): Tehran–Isfahan
Armenian Church (1): Ispahan
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Apostolic Nunciature: Iran
Conference of Bishops: Iranian Episcopal Conference
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Patron Saint: Saint Maruthas of Martyropolis
Saints: 7 Saints
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Tehran
Area: 1,531,595 km²
Population: 82,021,564
Former Name: Persia
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Qatar , ↙ Bahrain , ← Kuwait , ← Iraq , ↖ Turkiye , ↖ Armenia , ↖ Azerbaijan , ↗ Turkmenistan , → Afghanistan , ↘ Pakistan , ↓ Oman , ↓ United Arab Emirates
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 2024.11.22
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