Catholic Church in Iran

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in New Julfa
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.

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]