St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Sana'a

St. Mary Help of Christians Church
Location Sana'a
Country  Yemen
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Mary Help of Christians Church[1] or simply Sana'a Catholic church is the name given to a religious building that is located in the town of Sana'a,[2] the capital of the Asian country of Yemen.[3]

The church follows the Roman Catholic or Latin rite and depends on the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (Vicariatus Apostolicus Arabiæ Meridionalis or النيابة الرسولية من جنوب الجزيرة العربية) formerly known as Apostolic Vicariate of Aden, but name change under Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 with the decree "Bonum animarum" of the congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Congregatio pro gentium evangelizatione).

This is one of the 4 subsiten Catholic churches in that nation, the others being dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi (Aden), Sacred Heart of Jesus (Hodeidah) and St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Taiz).[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Church of Mary Help of Christians in Sana’a, Yemen
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Capuchin Bishop and the Yemen Crisis". www.capuchin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Christmas in Yemen". 1234christmas.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Parishes in Yemen - Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia - Abu Dhabi". avosa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.


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