Gereja Santa Maria, Dubai

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Gereja Santa Maria, Dubai adalah sebuah gereja paroki Katolik dari Vikariat Apostolik Arab Selatan yang terletak di Dubai, Uni Emirat Arab.

Sejarah

Awalnya, umat Katolik di Uni Emirat Arab dilayani oleh seorang imam yang berbasis di Bahrain, tetapi pada akhirnya dibutuhkan seorang imam tetap, karena perkembangan umat Katolik yang sangat pesat di Uni Emirat Arab. Perdana Menteri Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum awalnya memberikan sebidang tanah tetapi tidak dapat digunakan karena letaknya yang terpencil. Pastor Eusebio Daveri kemudian memperoleh sebidang tanah yang lebih mudah diakses pada tahun 1965 dan memulai pembangunan sebuah gereja. Pada tanggal 7 April 1967, gereja ini diberkati dengan sungguh-sungguh oleh Vikaris Apostolik Arab Selatan Irzio Luigi Magliacani, OFM Cap., dan didedikasikan sebagai Gereja Asumsi.

Namun, seiring bertambahnya jumlah umat, dibutuhkan gereja yang lebih besar. Pada tahun 1988, Gereja Asumsi dihancurkan dan diganti dengan Gereja Katolik Santa Maria. Gereja ini didedikasikan pada 3 November 1989 oleh Kardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefek dari Kongregasi Evangelisasi Bangsa. Saat ini, Gereja Katolik Santa Maria, Dubai memiliki lebih dari 350.000 umat.

Lihat juga

• Gereja Katolik Roma
• Gereja Katolik di Uni Emirat Arab
• Vikariat Apostolik Arab Selatan