Karwari Catholics

Karwari Catholics
Karwarchein Katholik

Regions with significant populations
India      →Karwar (2001) ~53,870      →Uttara Kannada      →Bombay Persian Gulf Arab states
Languages
Konkani
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Konkani people, Goan Catholics, Mangalorean Catholics, Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins, Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins, Daivadnya Brahmins, 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.

In 2001, the population of Karwari Catholics in Uttara Kannada was 50,192

External links

• Diocese of Karwar entry on the The Secular Citizen