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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
In 1988, the Church of the Assumption was demolished and replaced with St. Mary's Catholic Church. It was dedicated on 3 November 1989 by Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. [2] Today St. Mary's Catholic Church has over 350,000 parishioners, making it among the largest churches in the Middle East.
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 Churches Complex in Jebel Ali Village, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is an area for a number of churches and temples of different religious denominations, especially Christian denominations. [1] It is located immediately to south of the Al Muntazah residential neighbourhood complex.
Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates (5 C, 4 P) Catholic Church in Turkey (5 C, 11 P) Catholic Church in Yemen (3 C, 5 P) Catholic missionaries in Arabia (13 P)
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.
It was founded in 1999. [1] [2] It now comprises more than 1,000 people from different nationalities, meeting in the Holy Trinity Church Compound in Dubai every Saturday evening.