St. Paul's Church, Abu Dhabi
St. Paul's Church | |
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Location | Abu Dhabi |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The St. Paul's Church[1] is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the area of Mussafah in Abu Dhabi,[2] the United Arab Emirates.[3] Its importance is that it is the second Catholic church to be built in the emirate since 1965[4] when the St. Joseph Cathedral was built.
Its history dates back to November 2011 when the municipality granted land in the industrial area of Mussafah, after a work of 18 months of consultation. That same year the first stone of the temple was laid.[5]
It was inaugurated and blessed with the presence of local authorities as the Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and religious (Cardinal Pietro Parolin) in June 2015.[6]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in the United Arab Emirates
- St. Paul's Church
References[]
- ^ Church of St. Paul in Abu Dhabi
- ^ Binsal Abdul Kader (2015-06-11). "Catholics in Abu Dhabi get new church in Musaffah". GulfNews. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "Christian churches flourishing in United Arab Emirates | Toronto Star". thestar.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "St Paul's Church opens in Abu Dhabi - in pictures | The National". www.thenational.ae. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "::: St Joseph's Cathedral :: Abu Dhabi, UAE :::". www.stjosephsabudhabi.org. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ Staff Reporter. "Second catholic church in Abu Dhabi inaugurated - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in the United Arab Emirates
- Buildings and structures in Abu Dhabi
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 2015
- 2015 establishments in the United Arab Emirates