St. Francis Xavier Church, Salalah
| St. Francis Xavier Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Salalah |
| Country |  Oman |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | stfrancissalalah.org/ |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Paul Hinder |
| Rector | Fr. Anthony Puthanpurackal OFM Cap. |
The St. Francis Xavier Church[1] is a Catholic Church that is located in the town of Salalah,[2] in the west of the Sultanate of Oman,[3] south of the Arabian Peninsula.
The parish of St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. The parish is one among the four parishes in the Sultanate of Oman - the other three being Sts. Peter and Paul, Ruwi, Muscat, and . Fr. Augustine Antao SJ, the first parish priest, built St. Francis Xavier Church on land graciously donated by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said. The Church was blessed on 1 May 1984 and three years later the parish hall.[citation needed]
With the increase of the faithful the parish hall was refurbished and became the main church. The Catechism Centre, in 1998 built with one storey, had a second storey added in 2012.[4]
See also[]
- Catholic Church in Oman
References[]
- ^ Church of St. Francis Xavier in Salalah
- ^ "Monthi Fest: St Francis Xavier Church, Salalah". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Parishes in Oman - Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia - Abu Dhabi". avosa.org. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "About our Parish". St. Francis Xavier. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
Coordinates: 17°01′50″N 54°09′26″E / 17.03065°N 54.15720°E
- Roman Catholic churches in Oman
- Buildings and structures in Salalah
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1981
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings