Catholic Church in Bahrain (original) (raw)

Also known as: Bahréin (español), Bahreïn (français), Bahrain (Deutsch, Italiano), Bahrajn (polski), Bahrein (Português), 巴林 (正體中文), バーレーン (日本語), Baharina (latine)

Celebrations

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

• 2022.11.03 – 2022.11.06: Apostolic Journey to Bahrain

Geography

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, folk religion <.1, unaffiliated 1.9%, other 0.2%

Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Ethnic Groups: Bahraini 46%, Asian 45.5%, other Arab 4.7%, African 1.6%, European 1%, other 1.2% (includes Gulf Co-operative country nationals, North and South Americans, and Oceanians)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 678 km²

Catholic Population: 161,000 Catholics (11.0% of 1,460,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 2 parishes

Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 8 priests (2 diocesan, 6 religious)

Non-Clergy: 7 religious (sisters), 2 major seminarians, 100 catechists