Catholic Church in 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 (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

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)

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

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)