Catholic ChurchinKingdom of 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)
Roman Rite (1): Northern Arabia
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Apostolic Delegation: Arabian Peninsula
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)
Saints: 3 Saints
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Riyadh
Area: 2,149,690 km²
Population: 28,571,770
Former Name: Hejaz and Nejd
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Eritrea , ← Sudan , ← Egypt , ↖ Jordan , ↑ Iraq , ↗ Kuwait , → Bahrain , → Qatar , → United Arab Emirates , → Oman , ↓ Yemen
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)
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
Last updated on 2024.09.21
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