Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates
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The Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
In 2020 there were nearly 850,000 expatriates in the UAE who are Catholics, representing almost 9% of the total population,[1] largely from the Philippines, India, South America, Lebanon, Africa, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, France and other parts of Europe, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The UAE forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. The seat of the vicariate is in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi. The Vicar Apostolic Bishop is Paulo Martinelli.[2]
Visit of Pope Francis to UAE
In June 2016, Pope Francis received and accepted an invitation to visit the UAE. On 6 December 2018, it was confirmed that the pope would visit the UAE to participate in the International Interfaith Meeting on "Human Fraternity" in Abu Dhabi.
On 3 February 2019, Pope Francis landed in Abu Dhabi
On 4 February, the Pope attended the
On 5 February 2019, Pope Francis concluded his trip after giving a
Churches in the UAE
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
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Fujairah
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ruwais
- St. Francis Church, Abu Dhabi (opened in February 2023)
- Sub Centres in Khorfakkan, Dibba and Madinat Zayed.
See also
- Christianity in the United Arab Emirates
- Protestantism in the United Arab Emirates
- Apostolic Nunciature to United Arab Emirates
References
- ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-28
- ^ "New Apostolic Vicar for Arabia Appointed". Zenit News Agency. March 21, 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ a b BBC website, article dated February 3, 2019, Pope Francis arrives on historic visit to UAE
- ^ Al Jazeera website, article dated February 5, 2019
- ^ Vox website, article dated February 5, 2019
- ^ G Catholic website, retrieved 2023-08-28
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