Sacred Heart Church, Catholic church in Manama, Bahrain
Sacred Heart Church stands as one of two Roman Catholic churches in Bahrain, accommodating approximately 140,000 parishioners from multiple nationalities.
The foundation stone was laid in June 1939, and by December the same year, the church held its first Christmas midnight mass.
The parish conducts religious services in ten languages, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Malayalam, Tamil, Konkani, Filipino, Telugu, and Sinhala.
The church complex includes the main building, a community center, an adoration chapel, and the Sacred Heart School managed by Apostolic Carmelite Sisters.
This religious institution marked history as the first Catholic church established in the entire Persian Gulf region in 1940.
Location: Manama
GPS coordinates: 26.22750,50.57972
Latest update: March 3, 2025 06:03
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