Karwari Catholics

Karwari Catholics
*Karwarchein Katholik*
Regions with significant populations
→Karwar (2001)	~53,870^[1]
Languages
Konkani
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Konkani people, Goan Catholics, Mangalorean Catholics, East Indians, Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins, Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins, Daivadnya Brahmins, Konkan Marathas, Indo-Aryans

Karwari Catholics (Konkani: Karwarchein Katholik) are Roman Catholics from Karwar and the Uttara Kannada district on the western coast of India, and their descendants. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language.^[2]

In 2001, the population of Karwari Catholics in Uttara Kannada was 50,192^[2]

Notes

↑ "Diocese of Karwar". Diocese of Karwar. Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
1 2 "Diocese of Karwar". Diocese of Karwar. The Secular Citizen. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

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Diocese of Karwar entry on the The Secular Citizen

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