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Among the denominations mentioned in World Christian Encyclopedia, second edition, Volume 1, p. 617-618 are '''Mar Thoma Syrian Church (India)''', '''Arab Evangelical Church, Christian Brethren, Pentecostals and Anglican Church'''. | Among the denominations mentioned in World Christian Encyclopedia, second edition, Volume 1, p. 617-618 are '''Mar Thoma Syrian Church (India)''', '''Arab Evangelical Church, Christian Brethren, Pentecostals and Anglican Church'''. | ||
The '''Coptic'' minority in Qatar is substantial. There are about 200,000 '''Roman Catholics''', who are under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern 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.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Qatar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Qatar, accessed 13 April 2020. </ref><br> | The '''Coptic''' minority in Qatar is substantial. There are about 200,000 '''Roman Catholics''', who are under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern 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.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Qatar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Qatar, accessed 13 April 2020. </ref><br> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||