Catholic Church in Iran

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Armenian-Catholic church in Tehran (2011)

The Catholic Church in Iran is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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In 2022, there were about 21,380 Catholics in Iran out of a total population of about 86.8 million. [1] They are part of the Armenian Catholic Church, Chaldean Catholic Church and Latin Church. Aside from some Iranian citizens, Catholics include foreigners in Iran like Spanish-speaking people (Latin Americans and Spanish), and other Europeans.

In 2020, there were 5 priests and 12 nuns serving across 17 parishes. [2]

Dioceses and Eparchies

Cathedrals

See also List of Catholic churches in Tehran and List of Catholic dioceses in Iran


Diplomatic relations

In October 2010, an Iranian official delivered a letter from President Ahmadinejad to Pope Benedict XVI in which the President said he hoped to work closely with the Holy See to help stem religious intolerance, the breakup of families and the increase of secularism and materialism. A return letter from Pope Benedict was hand-delivered by Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, according to Passionist Father Reverend Ciro Benedettini, vice-director of the Vatican Press Office in a statement issued November 10, 2010. The papal letter's contents were not disclosed. Cardinal Tauran met with the Iranian leader while Tauran was participating in a three-day meeting on Islamic-Christian relations, along with Iranian Catholic leaders. The meeting was a joint initiative of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Teheran-based Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.

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