St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi
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St. Joseph's Cathedral[1] is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia and is one of the five Catholic churches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi[2][3] besides St. Paul's Church in Musaffah, St. Mary's Church in Al Ain, St.Francis Church in the Abrahamic Family House in Saadiyat Island and St. John the Baptist Church in Ruwais.[4] The first church was built in 1962 in the present Corniche on a plot of land donated by Sheikh Shakhbut, the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
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St. Joseph's Parish Church | |
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Location | Al Mushrif, Abu Dhabi |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Religious institute | Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
Weekly attendance | 100,000+ |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral and Parish Church |
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Founder(s) | Fr. Barnabas Madii |
Dedication |
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Events | 14 October 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-14) (Inauguration of St. Therese Church) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
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Completed |
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Administration | |
Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia |
Deanery | United Arab Emirates |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap. |
Rector | Rev. Fr. Chito Bunda Bartolo, OFM Cap. |
Masses are conducted in various languages, reflecting the population of expatriates in the country, primarily English but also Arabic, German, Tagalog, Spanish, Malayalam, Italian, Sinhalese, Urdu, Konkani, Tamil, and French.[5]