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Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia
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26°04′44″N 50°32′43″E / 26.0789°N 50.54528°E / 26.0789; 50.54528
LocationAwali, Bahrain
CountryBahrain
Denomination
  • Catholic
  • (sui iuris: Latin Church)
Weekly attendance15,000+[1]
Websitewww.bahraincathedral.com
History
StatusCathedral
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Dedication10 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-10)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Mattia Del Prete and Cristiano Rosponi
Architectural typeModern
GroundbreakingMay 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05)
Completed5 November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-05)
Specifications
Capacity2300
Administration
DioceseApostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia
DeaneryBahrain
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.
RectorRev. Fr. Saji Thomas, OFM Cap.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Awali, Bahrain, dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia. It serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia. It was inaugurated on 9 December 2021[2] by His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain. It is the largest Catholic church in the Arabian Peninsula.[3]

Masses are conducted in various languages, reflecting the population of expatriates in the country, primarily English but also Arabic, Tagalog, Malayalam, and Konkani.

  1. ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, Awali". bahraincathedral. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bahrain inaugurates largest Catholic church in the Gulf". The Jerusalem Post - Christian World. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Arabian peninsula's biggest Catholic church opens in Bahrain". Al Arabiya English. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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