Roman Catholic Church in Bahrain

The Roman Catholic Church in Bahrain is a small minority church in Arabia .

overview

In Bahrain, Islam is the state religion according to the constitution; Sharia applies.

The first official diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Bahrain have existed since 1999. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. founded the Vicariate Apostolic Northern Arabia based in Manama , Bahrain. The Apostolic Vicariate includes the Arab states of Bahrain, Qatar , Kuwait and Saudi Arabia .

In 1939 the first Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was built in Manama through the provision of land by the Emir of Bahrain . About 140,000 Catholics belong to the parish.

Apostolic Nuncio was Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla until 2020 .

Web links

• Catholic Church in Bahrain (English)
• Apostolic Nunciature Bahrain (English)
• Website of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bahrain (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ OpenDoors: Bahrain ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Open Doors , accessed December 12, 2014 
2. ↑ Habib Toumi: "Bahrain will donate country to build new Catholic church" , The Gulf News , December 26, 2008
3. ↑ "Plan for Catholic church makes waves in Bahrain" , Fox News Channel , 3 September 2013