Proto-Cathedral St. Francis of Assisi, Aden

The St. Francis of Assisi Church[1][2] (Arabic: كنيسة القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي) or the Proto-Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, or simply Church of St. Francis,[3] is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Aden, in the Asian country of Yemen.[4][5]

St. Francis of Assisi Church
كنيسة القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي
The church in 1963
LocationAden
Country Yemen
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Clergy
Bishop(s)Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap.
The church in 2013

The temple served as the cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (or Vicariate Apostolic of Aden) between 1892 and 1974, being from that year the new headquarters of the Vicariate of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Currently only it has the status of parish church. Its structure remains but has deteriorated considerably.

The statue of Christ blessing the sea has been attacked several times but remains in place. When the British ruled the region, next to the church it worked a School only for boys (School of St. Anthony) but then the Yemeni government appropriated the school and built a wall between the temple and school.

See also

References
  1. Church of St. Francis in Aden
  2. "Parishes in Yemen - Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia - Abu Dhabi". avosa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. "BIS :: Directory Houses". donboscoindia.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. "The Catholic Directory - Catholic Churches in Aden, Yemen". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. Hämäläinen, Pertti (1999-01-01). Yemen. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9780864426031.

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