Back الرومانية الكاثوليكية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة Arabic Römisch-katholische Kirche in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten German Katolinen kirkko Arabiemiraateissa Finnish Catholicisme aux Émirats arabes unis French Katolička Crkva u Ujedinjenim Arapskim Emiratima Croatian Gereja Katolik di Uni Emirat Arab ID Chiesa cattolica negli Emirati Arabi Uniti Italian Katholieke Kerk in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten Dutch Католицизм в Объединённых Арабских Эмиратах Russian
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The Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
In 2020 there were nearly 850,000 expatriates in the UAE who are Catholics, representing almost 9% of the total population,[1] largely from the Philippines, India, South America, Lebanon, Africa, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, France and other parts of Europe, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The UAE forms part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. The seat of the vicariate is in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi. The Vicar Apostolic Bishop is Paulo Martinelli.[2]
- ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-28
- ^ "New Apostolic Vicar for Arabia Appointed". Zenit News Agency. March 21, 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-21.