Rosary Church, Doha | |
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Catholic Church of our Lady of the Rosary كنيسة سيدة المسبحة | |
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Location | Abu Hamour, [1] Doha |
Country | Qatar |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | https://qatarcatholicchurch.org/home |
History | |
Consecrated | 15 March 2008 [2] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2 700 [3] |
Administration | |
Division | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | Fr. Xavier Marian D'Souza OFM Cap. |
The Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary ( Arabic: كنيسة سيدة المسبحة) is a Catholic church in Doha, Qatar. It is located, along with churches of other Christian denominations, at the Religious Complex in Abu Hamour. [1] It is the first church built in the country since the Muslim conquests in the 7th century. [4] [5]
The church was constructed at a cost of around $20 million on land donated by the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. [3] Due to the laws in Islamic Qatar, the church displays no Christian symbols like crosses, bells, or a steeple on its exterior. [6]
The church was dedicated on 14 March 2008, by Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation, [7] in a ceremony attended by Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah; Archbishop Mounged Al Hachem, the ambassador of the Holy See to the Gulf; Bishop Paul Hinder, Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia; Archbishop Giuseppe Andrea, former nuncio of the Holy See to the region; and several Qatari officials. [2] [8]
The church is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia and serves around 200,000 Catholics in Qatar, [1] most of them migrant workers from the Philippines, India, South America, Africa, Lebanon and Europe. [1] [9] [10]
Rosary Church, Doha | |
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Catholic Church of our Lady of the Rosary كنيسة سيدة المسبحة | |
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Location | Abu Hamour, [1] Doha |
Country | Qatar |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | https://qatarcatholicchurch.org/home |
History | |
Consecrated | 15 March 2008 [2] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2 700 [3] |
Administration | |
Division | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | Fr. Xavier Marian D'Souza OFM Cap. |
The Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary ( Arabic: كنيسة سيدة المسبحة) is a Catholic church in Doha, Qatar. It is located, along with churches of other Christian denominations, at the Religious Complex in Abu Hamour. [1] It is the first church built in the country since the Muslim conquests in the 7th century. [4] [5]
The church was constructed at a cost of around $20 million on land donated by the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. [3] Due to the laws in Islamic Qatar, the church displays no Christian symbols like crosses, bells, or a steeple on its exterior. [6]
The church was dedicated on 14 March 2008, by Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation, [7] in a ceremony attended by Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah; Archbishop Mounged Al Hachem, the ambassador of the Holy See to the Gulf; Bishop Paul Hinder, Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia; Archbishop Giuseppe Andrea, former nuncio of the Holy See to the region; and several Qatari officials. [2] [8]
The church is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia and serves around 200,000 Catholics in Qatar, [1] most of them migrant workers from the Philippines, India, South America, Africa, Lebanon and Europe. [1] [9] [10]