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The Catholic Church in Yemen is part of the worldwide
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. Christians as a group make up 0.06% of
Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
’s population. Most of these are Orthodox Christians. In 2020, there were four hundred Catholics in the country, which included one priest and eight nuns. There are also approximately 2,500 Catholics who are temporary foreign workers or refugees. The Catholic Church in Yemen forms part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia.


Persecution

Three nuns who were members of the Missionaries of Charity were killed in
Hodeida Al-Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, al-ḥudayda), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea. As of 2004, its population was 402,560 and it is ...
1998. In the same year, Yemen and the Vatican established diplomatic relations. On 4 March 2016, terrorists of uncertain affiliation attacked a Catholic home for the elderly in Aden, killing sixteen people including four missionary sisters of the Missionaries of Charity and some local Muslim workers. It is reported that at Christians and other religious minorities are often discriminated against when attempting to access humanitarian aid.US State Dept 2022 report
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Churches

There are four Catholic parishes in Yemen: * Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hodeidah * St. Francis of Assisi Church, Aden *
St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Sana'a The St. Mary Help of Christians Church or simply Sanaa Catholic church is a religious building that is located in the city of Sanaa, the capital of the Asian country of Yemen. The church follows the Roman Catholic or Latin rite and depends on the ...
* St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Taiz


See also

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Religion in Yemen Yemen is an Islamic society. Nearly all Yemenis are Muslims, with approximately 65% belonging to the Sunni Islam and approximately 35% belonging to the Zaydi Shia school of thought. Amongst the native population, there are approximately 1,000 C ...
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Christianity in Yemen Christianity is a minority religion in Yemen. The Yemeni constitution mentions religious liberty. There are three churches in Aden. History Christianity was a widespread religion on the territory of contemporary Yemen as early as in 6th centur ...
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Protestantism in Yemen Protestants make up 0.05% of the population of Yemen in 2023, while Christians as a group make up 0.08% of the country’s population. It is unknown when Protestants first arrived in Yemen, but records show that the British Bible Society opened a ...


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Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula {{RC-country-stub