St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai
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St. Mary's Catholic Church is a parish church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As one of only two Catholic churches in Dubai, St. Mary's has grown to become the largest Catholic parish in the world thanks to immigration from Catholic communities abroad.[1]
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St. Mary's Catholic Church | |
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25.24049643123643°N 55.31759406555784°E / 25.24049643123643; 55.31759406555784 | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious institute | Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Mary of the Assumption Parish |
Dedicated | 3 November 1989; 34 years ago (1989-11-03) |
Associated people | ca. 350,000 |
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Completed | 3 November 1989; 34 years ago (1989-11-03) |
Demolished | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia |
Deanery | United Arab Emirates |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Paolo Martinelli |
Rector | Fr. Lennie J.A. Connully, O.F.M.Cap. |
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