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*1 *2 IRAQ Flag: It reads the phrase Ethno-religious landscape Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest), added in green Arabic script. according to Iraqi Constitution 18 Islam is official religion Governorates Shia Arabs President of State must not be necessarily Muslim, 58-63% although all of them have been Arab Muslims capital: Others Baghdad religions 5% population (2020) in Iraq surface: Sunni Turkmen 2 Other Yezidi 41,5 million Arabs 438,317 km Arabs 17% Sunni s 5% Shabak 75-80 % Kurds Kakai pre-crisis population (2013) 15-20% Bedouin Romani 34 million Assyrian Circassian languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Kurds Persian Turkem (a Turkish dialect), Syriac, Neo-Aramaic, Armenian 15-20 % Sabean-Mandeanm

*3 Christian denominations Christians total 175,000

Catholic Church 57.1% 100,000

6.4% Orthodox Church 34.3% 60,000 Protestant Church 5.7% 10,000

4.0% 4.0% Independent 40.0% 70,000 Unaffiliated 2.9% 5,000 *reflect current 0.9% forecast Doubly-affiliated -40.0% -70,000 borders 0.4% 0.1% 1910 1970 2000 2015 2020 2050 Evangelical movement 9.1% 16,000 Decline of Christians population Renewalist movement 22.9% 40,000

*4 Victims of violence Destruction in the (without Mosul) Christian Martyrs 2003-2014 21 1,287 3 108 1,107 15 Baqofa Christians killed priests killed Teleskuf 43 108 53 died in the Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad in 2010. Bahzani13 310 2014-2017 40 880 at least at least Telekef 12 580 29,973 55,150 Bashiqua civilian killed civilian injured 96 1,813 these figures should be considered an absolute minimum MOSUL Karamles 67 754 Attacks on Christians in 11/2016 -10/2018 Church 68 7,336 properties 05/2017 (Bakhdeda) 169 6,010 13 34 totally destroyed Christians attacked Christian-owned houses churches (8 killed, 17 arrested) and shops attacked attacked 132 burnt Christian 197 partially damaged private houses UNAMI/OHCHR 11/2018 , based on information from Iraqi authorities 11/2018 Largest numbers discoverd total 369 including mass in governorates: 1,040 totally destroyed 202 graves Ninewa 95 Kirkuk 37 46 churches, chapels, shrines sites Salah al-Din 36 Anbar 24 18 convents and monasteries 3,292 burnt vicms buried 10 cemeteries 9,708 partially damaged 6,000 -12,000 9 parish offices The overall number of victims cannot be determined total 14,035 until all remains are officially exhumed. *5 Catholic Church Catholic Church total Distribution of Catholics 118 parishes 134 pries ts ZAKU & AMADIYAH by Church Rites (dioceses) 1 patriarchate AKRA 6 male congregations 1 patriarchal 4 monastic orders exarchate Latin Church 7 archeparchies 15 religious men MOSUL ERBIL

2 archdioceses 12 f emale congregations 3 parishes 3 dioceses 139 religious women 1 archdiocese KIRKUK (Baghdad)

11 priests Armenian 2 monastic orders Chaldean Church Catholic Church 6 male congregations BAGHDAD 9 female 96 parishes 2 parishes IRAQ congregations 1 patriarchate (Babylon) 1 archeparchy 4 archeparchies (Mosul, (Baghdad) Basra, Kirkuk, Erbil) 1 archdiocese (Baghdad) 1 administrator 3 dioceses (Alqosh, Akra, Amadiyah & Zaku) 16 parishes 71 priests Greek-Melkite 2 archeparchies 52 priests (Mosul, Baghdad) 1 monastic order Catholic Church 1 monastic 1 female order congregation BASRAH 2 female congregations 1 parish 1 patriarchal exarchate (Iraq as one)

*6 Sacraments received bapsms first communions confirmaons marriages

3,223 2,998 2,825 2,612 2,431 2,175 2,273 2,172 2,075 2,175 1,763 1,825 1,388 1,158 1,289 1,344 1,455 1,104 955 1,096 1,094 533 2001 2009 2011 2013 2015 2018 *6 Catholic education network 2,943 number of schools 2,541 2,475 2,179 students enrolled Centres for diocesan clergy Philosophy and theology: 483 750 700 750260 320 2 seminaries and 5 residences 21 2002 2018 2002 2018 2002 2018 2002 2018 2002 2018 2 Centres for religious clergy 16 11 Higher University for Philosophy and theology: 43 36 40 1 seminary and 1 residence Primary or Secondary institutes ecclesiastic Kindergartens elementary junior & senior & universities studies schools schools *7 Catholic instuons for health, care and assistance

7 hospitals 4 orphanages 6 dispensaries 8 nurseries 1 leprosarium 1 matrimonial advice centre 7 care homes for the 1 special centre for social 42 instuons invalid, chronically educaon and re-educaon ill and handicapped 7 other instuons

SOURCES: 1. Brill statistic database (commercial license for ACN International ) 2020, https://www.populationpyramid.net/iraq/2013/ 2. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Otmar Oehring, Christians and in Iraq: current situation and prospects 2017 3. Iraq https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/iraq/ Annual Raport 2021 http://fightforyourfaith.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-uncertain-fate-of-iraqs-largest.html 4. “Christians Victims of Terrorism, Chaldeans, Syriac Assyrians and Armenians of Iraq from 2003 through 2014” by The Popular Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Council and The Iraqi Human Rights Society, 2014 https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/iraq/, https://www.nrciraq.org/nineveh-plains-destruction-images/#iLightbox[d250e82b8d19f9779b2]/0 https://www.statista.com/statistics/269729/documented-civilian-deaths-in-iraq-war-since-2003 https://www.uniraq.org/images/humanrights/Mass%20graves%20infographic%20-%206%20Nov%202018.pdf https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/IQ/UNAMI_Report_on_Mass_Graves4Nov2018_EN.pdf 5. Catholic hierarchy http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/rite/dch2.html, http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/rite/dsy2.html, http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/rite/dme2.html, http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/rite/dar2.html, http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbagh.html, ACN independent Iraq, Nineveh Reconstruction Committee's internal application 6. Yearbook of the Church 2001-2018 7. Yearbook of the Church 2018 editor-in-chief Fr. Andrzej Halemba https://acninternational.org DATE OF THIS STUDY MARCH 2021