Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates

Roman Catholic Church in Dubai (Jebel Ali Village) without a bell tower and cross

The Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates is a minority.

The country belongs to the area of ​​the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia , which has its seat in Abu Dhabi . The Vicariate Apostolic is currently headed by Paul Hinder OFMCap , Titular Bishop of Macon . The nuncio was Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla until 2020 , who was also responsible for Bahrain , Kuwait , Yemen and Qatar . In the United Arab Emirates, more than 10 percent of the population is believed to be Catholic, with the majority of these Catholics being foreigners. The majority of Christians in the country are Catholics.

The distribution of Christian literature is prohibited, although the constitution allows freedom of religion.

Web links

• Filigree - Recherche par pays (French)
• Entry on gcatholic.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/belhachem.html
2. ↑ "Les chrétiens repeuplent l'Arabie, Quatorze siècles après Mahomet" , "L'espresso, 31. August 2007
3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2010 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.