{{short description|none}} {{Catholic Church by country}} The '''Catholic Church in Oman''' is part of the worldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] in [[Rome]].
In 2023, Catholics made up 2.35% of the population,<ref>[https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=171c World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref> mostly migrant workers expatriates.
In 2020, there were 10 priests working across four parishes; there were no nuns.<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/oman Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref>
Oman is part of the [[Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia]] along with Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, with its center in the city of Abu Dhabi. In February 2023, the [[Holy See]] and the [[Sultanate of Oman]] issued a joint statement announcing the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two at the level of an [[Apostolic Nunciature to the Sultanate of Oman]] and an Embassy to the Holy See.<ref name="crux.allen.elise.ann.2023.02.24">{{Cite news |url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/02/expanding-outreach-to-islam-vatican-establishes-diplomatic-ties-with-oman |title=Expanding outreach to Islam, Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with Oman |last1=Allen |first1=Elise Ann |date=24 February 2023 |newspaper=[[Crux (online newspaper)|Crux]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/02/23/0160/00351.html |title=Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Holy See and the Sultanate of Oman, 23.02.2023 |date=23 February 2023 |publisher=[[Holy See Press Office]] |language=en, it |id=B0160/00351-EN.01}}</ref>
There are four parishes in Oman with 12 priests.<ref name="crux.allen.elise.ann.2023.02.24"/>
* Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Sohar; * [[Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Muscat|Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Ruwi, Muscat]]; * Church of the Holy Spirit in Ghala, Muscat; * [[St. Francis Xavier Church, Salalah|Church of St. Francis Xavier in Salalah]].
== See also == * [[Religion in Oman]] * [[Christianity in Oman]]
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==External links== * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/arab0.htm GCatholic website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101045027/http://stfrancisjebelali.ae/ccsarabia.php St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Dubai]
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