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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.
St. Joseph's Cathedral [1] is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia and is one of the five Catholic churches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi [2] [3] besides St. Paul's Church in Musaffah, St. Mary's Church in Al Ain, St.Francis Church in the Abrahamic Family House in Saadiyat Island and St. John the Baptist Church in Ruwais. [4]
Fr. Lennie J.A. Connully, O.F.M.Cap. 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.
The United Arab Emirates forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia and the Vicar Apostolic Bishop Paul Hinder is based in Abu Dhabi. [14] In 2023, there are 10 Catholic churches in the region: [15] St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali
The church was inaugurated in November 2001 as part of the Vicariate of Arabia, presently pastored by Bishop Paul Hinder. Residents of the parish are of many nationalities from around the world, living mainly as expatriates in Dubai. The church is situated just off Sheikh Zayed Road in Jebel Ali. The original Jebel Ali is situated on a small ...
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] The church is named after St ...
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. The ...
Rev. Fr. Maxim Cardoza, OFM Cap. The St. Paul's Church [1] is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the area of Mussafah in Abu Dhabi, [2] the United Arab Emirates. [3] It is the second Catholic church to be built in the emirate since 1965 [4] when the St. Joseph Cathedral was built.