This article is about the cultural group. For the newspaper, see The Irish Catholic.
Irish Catholics
Celtic cross
Total population
4.6 million (Ireland) 55-60 million (notably in Canada and the Eastern and Central United States)
Regions with significant populations
Republic of Ireland
4,000,000
Northern Ireland
750,000
United States
~20,000,000[1][2]
Canada
5,000,000[3]
United Kingdom
370,000[4]
Australia
7,000,000[5][6]
Argentina
500,000-1,000,000[7][8]
New Zealand (especially in Te Tai Poutini)[9]
600,000[10]
France
15,000[11]
Languages
English (Irish, American, Canadian, British, Australian and New Zealander), Irish (primarily Ireland), Spanish (Argentine and Mexican) and French (Canadian French, Metropolitan French)
Irish Catholics (Irish: Caitlicigh na hÉireann) are an ethnoreligious group native to Ireland[12][13] whose members are both Catholic and Irish. They have a large diaspora, which includes over 36 million American citizens,[14] plus over 7 million Irish Australians, of whom around 67% adhere to Catholicism.[15][16][17]
^"Selected Social Characteristics in the United States (DP02): 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
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^"Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey". Statistics Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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^"Western People: Flying the Irish flag in Argentina". Western People. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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^"Story: Irish". Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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^"U.S. Census". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
^"2021 People in Australia who were born in Ireland, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^"Ancestry | Australia | Community profile". profile.id.com.au. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^"Cultural diversity: Census, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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United States
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New Zealand (especially in Te Tai Poutini)[9]
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