Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Muscat

Sts. Peter and Paul Church
Location	Muscat
Country	Oman
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
History
Dedicated	November 4, 1977
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
Diocese	Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap.
Priest(s)	Fr. Raul Ramos
Assistant priest(s)	Fr. Bijo Kudilil & Fr. Mariyan Mirand

The Sts. Peter and Paul Church^[1][2] is a Catholic church in Ruwi, in the city of Muscat,^[3] the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Oman,^[4] south of the Arabian Peninsula. This is one of the two Catholic churches found in the city, the other being dedicated to the Holy Spirit in the sector of Ghala.^[5]

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (Apostolicus Vicariatus Arabiae Meridionalis or النيابة الرسولية من جنوب الجزيرة العربية). The original church was consecrated by Cardinal Simon Lourduswamy on April 4, 1977, thanks to a donation of land's own Sultan of Oman and religious tolerance in the country. Most of those who come to church are expatriate workers who began arriving to the place from twentieth century. Due to the increase of the congregation, the church was expanded with funds from the faithful and reopened in 1995.

See also

• Catholic Church in Oman
• Apostolic Nunciature to the Sultanate of Oman – Diplomatic post of the Holy See in OmanPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

References

23°36′24″N 58°32′09″E / 23.606665°N 58.535846°E / 23.606665; 58.535846

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