Christianity in Qatar
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The Christian community in Qatar
is a diverse mix of India
ns, Filipinos, Europeans, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Lebanese, and Americans. No foreign missionary groups operate openly in the country.
A board composed of members of all the Christian churches was formed to liaise directly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on religious matters. The Christian population of Qatar forms around 8.5% of the total population, around 120,000 people.
, second edition, Volume 1, p. 617-618 are Mar Thoma Syrian Church (India), Arab Evangelical Church, Christian Brethren and Anglican Church.
The Coptic minority in Qatar is influential. There are about 50,000 Roman Catholics who are under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia. Qatar's Anglican population is estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 persons. In 2008 the first church in 14 centuries, Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, was opened in Doha.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
is a diverse mix of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
ns, Filipinos, Europeans, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Lebanese, and Americans. No foreign missionary groups operate openly in the country.
A board composed of members of all the Christian churches was formed to liaise directly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on religious matters. The Christian population of Qatar forms around 8.5% of the total population, around 120,000 people.
Denominations
Among the denominations mentioned in World Christian EncyclopediaWorld Christian Encyclopedia
World Christian Encyclopedia is a reference work published by Oxford University Press, known for providing membership statistics for major and minor world religions in every country of the world, including historical data and projections of future populations.The first edition, by David B. Barrett,...
, second edition, Volume 1, p. 617-618 are Mar Thoma Syrian Church (India), Arab Evangelical Church, Christian Brethren and Anglican Church.
The Coptic minority in Qatar is influential. There are about 50,000 Roman Catholics who are under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia. Qatar's Anglican population is estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 persons. In 2008 the first church in 14 centuries, Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, was opened in Doha.
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- QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
article - Roman Catholicism in QatarRoman Catholicism in QatarThe Roman Catholic Church in Qatar is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are very few Catholics in Qatar, most of which are expatriate workers. Qatar forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. The local...
article - http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71430.htm
- http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1110/p07s01-wome.html
- http://www.beliefnet.com/story/177/story_17746_1.html
- World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 617