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The Catholic Church in Oman is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2023, Catholics made up 2.35% of the population, [1] mostly migrant workers expatriates. In 2020, there were 10 priests working across four parishes; there were no nuns. [2]
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. [4] [5] [9] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.
Oman belongs to the area of the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia, which handles 4 parishes in Oman in Sohar, Salalah, and two in Muscat. [21] The oldest standing Catholic church is Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Muscat, built in 1977. The church in Salalah, The St. Francis Parish Church is the most recent and opened its doors in September 2019.
Peter and Paul Church [1] [2] is a Catholic church in Ruwi, in the city of Muscat, [3] the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Oman, [4] south of the Arabian Peninsula. This is one of the two Catholic churches found in the city and capital, the other being dedicated to the Holy Spirit in the industrial district of Ghala. [5]
Roman Catholic churches in Oman (2 P) Pages in category "Catholic Church in Oman" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Arabiæ Meridionalis; Arabic: النيابة الرسولية من جنوب الجزيرة العربية) is an apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church with territorial jurisdiction over Oman, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. [6]
St. Francis Xavier Church [1] is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the town of Salalah, [2] Oman. [3] The parish is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, a territory of the Latin Rite in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen. It is one of four parishes in the Sultanate of Oman, the others being Sts.
Roman Catholic churches in Oman (2 P) This page was last edited on 26 November 2020, at 15:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...