St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Sanaa

The St. Mary Help of Christians Church[1] or simply Sanaa Catholic church is a religious building that is located in the city of Sanaa,[2] the capital of the Asian country of Yemen.[3]

St. Mary Help of Christians Church
LocationSanaa
Country Yemen
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

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 Sanaʽa, Yemen
  2. Administrator. "Capuchin Bishop and the Yemen Crisis". www.capuchin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. "Christmas in Yemen". 1234christmas.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Parishes in Yemen - Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia - Abu Dhabi". avosa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.


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