Karwari Catholics ( Konkani: ''Karwarchem Katholik'') are

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following the

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, hailing primarily from the Karwar township and the surrounding

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district, situated on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India. They are

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and speak the ''Karwari'' dialect of the Konkani language. Colloquially called "Karwar district", this region falls under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar. At the turn of the new century, the diocese had about 50,000 Catholics, comprising 3% of the total population of the district.

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