Catholic Church

in

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)

By Type (1)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Northern Arabia


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Delegation: Arabian Peninsula Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (56)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59)

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Saints: 3 Saints

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Geography

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Riyadh

Area: 2,149,690 km²

Population: 28,571,770

Former Name: Hejaz and Nejd

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

Cultural Summary

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 2024.09.21

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