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St. Mary's Catholic Church is a parish church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As one of only two Catholic churches in Dubai, St. Mary's has grown to become the largest Catholic parish in the world thanks to immigration from Catholic communities abroad. [1]
In 2023 there are 10 Catholic churches in the UAE: [6] St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Sharjah; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Al Ain; St. Paul's Catholic Church, Abu Dhabi; St. Anthony of Padua Church, Ras Al Khaimah
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi was in the territory of St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, where the Rev. Fr. Daniel Cerofolini OFM Cap was the parish priest. He blessed and laid the foundation stone on 4 October 2000. The construction of the entire church building was done within a period of one year.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic churches in the United Arab Emirates" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first Catholic Church in Abu Dhabi was established on Corniche Road in 1965, and the Parish of St. Joseph's Church was founded in 1974. As the Catholic community in Abu Dhabi grew, there was a need for a larger church. In 2007, a new project was launched to construct a bigger and more modern church, and the reconstruction began in 2013.
St. Francis Church (Arabic: كنيسة القديس فرنسيس) is a church on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The church is part of the Abrahamic Family House , an interfaith complex that includes a mosque , a synagogue and a church , built with the aim of promoting Interfaith dialogue . [ 1 ]
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On April 5, 2020, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that the government of the United Arab Emirates had invited the church to construct a temple in Dubai. [23] According to the church, the temple will be constructed in District 2020 after Expo 2020 has concluded.