Catholic Church in Chad (original) (raw)

Also known as: Tschad (Deutsch), Chad (español), le Tchad (français), Ciad (Italiano), Czad (polski), Chade (Português), 乍得 (正體中文), チャド (日本語), Tzadia (latine)

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Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 52.1%, Protestant 23.9%, Roman Catholic 20%, animist 0.3%, other Christian 0.2%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.7%

Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects

Ethnic Groups: Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) 30.5%, Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma 9.8%, Arab 9.7%, Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi 7%, Gorane 5.8%, Masa/Musseye/Musgum 4.9%, Bulala/Medogo/Kuka 3.7%, Marba/Lele/Mesme 3.5%, Mundang 2.7%, Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat 2.5%, Dadjo/Kibet/Muro 2.4%, Tupuri/Kera 2%, Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai 2%, Fulani/Fulbe/Bodore 1.8%, Karo/Zime/Peve 1.3%, Baguirmi/Barma 1.2%, Zaghawa/Bideyat/Kobe 1.1%, Tama/Assongori/Mararit 1.1%, Mesmedje/Massalat/Kadjakse 0.8%, other Chadian ethnicities 3.4%, Chadians of foreign ethnicities 0.9%, foreign nationals 0.3%, unspecified 1.7%

Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French) (Unity, Work, Progress)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 1,284,000 km²

Catholic Population: 1,681,000 Catholics (10.0% of 16,812,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 142 parishes, 342 mission stations (without resident priest), 16 other centres

Clergy: 10 bishops (8 diocesan, 2 titular), 316 priests (194 diocesan, 122 religious)

Non-Clergy: 386 religious (56 brothers, 330 sisters), 228 major seminarians, 4 missionaries, 10,117 catechists