Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Teheran-Ispahan, Iran
Archdiocese of Teheran-Ispahan
Teheranen(sis)-Hispahanen(sis) Latinorum
Latin Church
The Latin Archdiocese of Tehran-Isfahan traces to a mission established by Italian Dominicans at Isfahan in 1629, was elevated to an archdiocese on 1 July 1910, and was renamed from Isfahan of the Latins to Tehran-Isfahan by Pope Francis on 8 January 2021. It serves the small Latin-rite community across Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz from the Cathedral of the Consolata in Tehran. Archbishop Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., appointed 8 January 2021, was created a cardinal in December 2024.
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- Established
- 1629
- Catholics
- 6,300
- Territory
- 1,628,771 km²
Parishes and churches
9 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of the ConsolataTehran · CathedralView parish
- ConsolataAmir Mohtaram · CathedralView parish
- Church of Our Lady of the RosaryIsfahanView parish
- Church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'ArcTehranView parish
- Church of St. AbrahamTehranView parish
- Church of St. BarbaraSorkhabadView parish
- Church of St. RaphaelHamedanView parish
- Church of the Powerful VirginTabrizView parish
- Church of the Sacred Heart of JesusAmir MohtaramView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Consolata, Tehran stands in Teheran-Ispahan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The Archdiocese of Tehran-Isfahan of the Latins (Latin: Archidioecesis Teheranensis-Hispahanensis Latinorum; Persian: اسقفنشین کاتولیک رومی تهران-اصفهان, romanized: Ōsghof-neshin Kātolik Romi Tehrān-Esfahān) serves the Latin Catholic faithful of Iran. It carried the name Archdiocese of Isfahan of the Latins until 8 January 2021, when Pope Francis gave the jurisdiction its present title. Beyond a small number of Latin Rite locals, Iran's Catholics are mostly foreigners resident in the country, with the majority belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church alongside a small Armenian Catholic diocese.