St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi
St. Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia and is one of the five Catholic churches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi besides St. Paul's Church in Musaffah, St. Mary's Church in Al Ain, St.Francis Church in the Abrahamic Family House in Saadiyat Island and St. John the Baptist Church in Ruwais. The first church was built in 1962 in the present Corniche on a plot of land donated by Sheikh Shakhbut, the ruler of Abu Dhabi. Masses are conducted in various languages, reflecting the population of expatriates in the country, primarily English but also Arabic, German, Tagalog, Spanish, Malayalam, Italian, Sinhalese, Urdu, Konkani, Tamil, and French.
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Al Tasamuh Street, Abu Dhabi Al Mushrif
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| N 24.449125831606 ° | E 54.38534929745 ° |
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Al Tasamuh Street 22
20202 Abu Dhabi, Al Mushrif
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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