Catholic ChurchinState of Qatar (Qatar) |
Also known as: Katar (Deutsch, polski), le Qatar (français), Qatar (español, Italiano, Português), 卡塔爾 (正體中文), カタール (日本語), Quataria (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Northern Arabia
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Apostolic Nunciature: Qatar
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Doha
Area: 11,586 km²
Population: 2,314,307
Neighbouring Countries: ← Saudi Arabia , ↖ Bahrain , ↗ Iran , ↘ United Arab Emirates
Religions: Muslim 67.7%, Christian 13.8%, Hindu 13.8%, Buddhist 3.1%, folk religion <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other 0.7%, unaffiliated 0.9%
Languages: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Ethnic Groups: non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6%
Area: 11,000 km²
Catholic Population: 350,000 Catholics (11.9% of 2,951,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 1 parish
Clergy: 10 priests (3 diocesan, 7 religious)
Non-Clergy: 189 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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