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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.
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.
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 .
Abu Dhabi - St. Joseph's Cathedral and St. Francis Church, Abu Dhabi. Mussafah - St. Paul's Church. Al Ain - St. Mary's Church Ruwais - St. John the Baptist Church Dubai - St. Mary's Catholic Church. Jebel Ali - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Sharjah - St. Michael's Catholic Church. Ras Al Khaimah - St. Anthony of Padua Church
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
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.