Roman Catholicism in Kuwait
The Roman Catholic Church in Kuwait is a small minority church in Arabia.
History
Its origins date back took about a year in 1945 with a Carmelite. Especially by Catholic Foreign embossed, which constitute the majority of believers there to this day, the mission station was one of 1948 700 believers and could begin in November 1948 with the construction of a small church. On June 29, 1953 Kuwait was from the Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, which had its headquarters in Aden, separated and collected with its 17,900 km ² to self Apostolic Prefecture. Kuwait itself became the Apostolic Vicariate Already on December 2, 1954 and received its first bishop. 2011, the Vicariate Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia was renamed.
Current Situation
Today, the Apostolic Vicariate has about 154,000 Catholics of different nationalities. They constitute 6.2% of the population and live with two diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, as well as 13 nuns, in six parishes. The current Apostolic Vicar Camillo Ballin, MCCI is, Titular Bishop of Arna.