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The consecration of Qatar's first church will be celebrated on March 14. Cardinal Ivan Dias from Vatican will lead the consecration ceremonies, Father Tomasito Veneracion, official spokesperson of the church, told The Peninsula yesterday.
“We have decided to open the church on March 14. The final phase of the construction is fast progressing. Cardinal Ivan Dias will lead the consecration ceremonies. Bishop Paul Hindr, Apostolic Vicarate of Arabia, will also attend the ceremony. It will be a simple event,” Father Veneracion said.
Located at Mesaimeer, near Abu Hamour, St Mary's Catholic Church is the first Christian church to be opened in Qatar. The church will be part of a larger complex, which will also have five other churches of different denominations. The Catholic church will have a capacity to accommodate 2,700 people. The church complex will also house staff quarters, meeting halls and other multipurpose buildings.
Unlike the traditional Catholic churches, St Mary's church will not bear any motifs of Christianity. It will neither have a bell tower nor a standing Cross or other insignia.
“We have decided to open the church on March 14. The final phase of the construction is fast progressing. Cardinal Ivan Dias will lead the consecration ceremonies. Bishop Paul Hindr, Apostolic Vicarate of Arabia, will also attend the ceremony. It will be a simple event,” Father Veneracion said.
Located at Mesaimeer, near Abu Hamour, St Mary's Catholic Church is the first Christian church to be opened in Qatar. The church will be part of a larger complex, which will also have five other churches of different denominations. The Catholic church will have a capacity to accommodate 2,700 people. The church complex will also house staff quarters, meeting halls and other multipurpose buildings.
Unlike the traditional Catholic churches, St Mary's church will not bear any motifs of Christianity. It will neither have a bell tower nor a standing Cross or other insignia.
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