Catholic ChurchinIslamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania) |
Also known as: Mauretanien (Deutsch), la Mauritanie (français), Mauritania (español, Italiano, latine), Mauretania (polski), Mauritânia (Português), 毛里塔尼亞 (正體中文), モーリタニア (日本語)
Roman Rite (1): Nouakchott
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Apostolic Nunciature: Mauritania
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Nouakchott
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Population: 3,758,571
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Senegal , ↙ Cabo Verde , ↖ Western Sahara , ↗ Algeria , → Mali
Religions: Muslim (official) 100%
Languages: Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
Ethnic Groups: black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors) 40%, white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Beydane) 30%, sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Halpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups) 30%
Motto: Honneur, Fraternité, Justice (French) (Honor, Fraternity, Justice)
Area: 1,025,520 km²
Catholic Population: 4,000 Catholics (0.1% of 4,198,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 5 parishes, 1 mission station (without resident priest)
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 16 priests (5 diocesan, 11 religious)
Non-Clergy: 30 religious (3 brothers, 27 sisters), 30 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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