St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai
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St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai is a church founded by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the U.A.E. In 1966 he donated land to build the church.Rev. Fr. Eusebius Daveri and his team pioneered this project. The late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurated St. Mary’s Catholic Church on 7th April 1967.[1]
Currently in this place there is a new church that has been designed to accommodate more than 1700 worshipers at each service, under the guidance of Rev. Bishop Bernard Gremoli, Rev. Fr. Daniel Cerofolini OFM. Cap, Fr. Michael Cardoz and their team, who pioneered this project. This church was inaugurated on 3rd November 1989.[2]
Later the Jebel Ali Church was setup to accommodate the newly areas of Dubai.[3]
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- ^ http://www.saintmarysdubai.com/intro.htm
- ^ http://www.saintmarysdubai.com/intro.htm
- ^ http://stfrancisjebelali.ae/history.htm
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