Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia
Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia Apostolicus Vicariatus Arabiae Meridionalis النيابة الرسولية من جنوب الجزيرة العربية | |
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Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi |
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Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Paolo Martinelli |
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Vicar of Southern Arabia | |
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Catholic | |
Incumbent: Paolo Martinelli Installed 2 July 2022 | |
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Country | United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen |
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First holder | Paul Hinder |
Established | 2011 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (
The vicar apostolic of the vicariate is Paolo Martinelli.[7]
It was first established in 1888 (as the
History
The territory was originally part of the
On 29 June 1953, the then
The vicariate has been governed by the Capuchin friars since 1916.[8]
Apostolic Vicars of Arabia
- Louis-Callixte Lasserre (1888 – April 1900)
- Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (21 March 1902 – 18 June 1910)
- Raffaele Presutti (13 September 1910 – 1915)
- Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni (15 April 1916 – 1925)
- Pacifico Tiziano Micheloni (25 April 1933 – 6 July 1936)
- Giovanni Tirinnanzi (2 July 1937 – 27 January 1949)[10]
- Irzio Luigi Magliacani (25 December 1949 – 1969)
- Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli (2 October 1975 – 21 March 2005)
- Paul Hinder (21 March 2005 – 31 May 2011) [11]
Apostolic Vicars of Southern Arabia
- Paul Hinder (31 May 2011 – 1 May 2022)[12]
- Paolo Martinelli (1 May 2022 – present)
Statistics
Area
- 929,969 km2
Population
- Total population: 42,948,063
- Total Catholic Population: 998,500
- Parishes: 16
- Diocesan priests: 17
- Priests belonging to Religious Institutes: 51
- Total Priests: 68
- Permanent deacons living in the diocese: 1
- Professed non-priest Men Religious belonging to Religious Institutes: 1
- Professed Women Religious belonging to Religious Institutes: 53
List of churches under the jurisdiction of the vicar
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi - St. Joseph's Cathedral
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
Fujairah - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Oman
Muscat - Holy Spirit Church, Sts. Peter and Paul Church
Salalah - St. Francis Xavier Church
Sohar - St. Anthony's Church
Yemen
Aden - Proto-Cathedral St. Francis of Assisi
Hodeidah - Sacred Heart Church
Sana'a - St. Mary Help of Christians Church
Taiz - St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church
See also
- Apostolic Nunciature to Oman – Diplomatic post of the Holy See in Oman
- Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia – Catholic missionary jurisdiction
- Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates
- Catholic Church in Oman
- Catholic Church in Yemen
- Eugine Mattioli– Catholic missionary in Arabia
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mass Schedule". St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "::: St Joseph's Cathedral :: Abu Dhabi, UAE :::". Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mass Timings and Devotions". Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mass Timings".
- ^ a b c d "Mass Schedule". St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
- ^ "History of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia". St. Mary's Catholic Church. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "Bishop Martinelli named Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, url accessed September 10, 2006
- ^ "Bishop chancery". Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Southern Arabia (Vicariate Apostolic)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Communique from Apostolic Nunciature in UAE: Appointment of New Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia". Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Retrieved 2022-05-06.