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Sacred Heart Church

Manama · Roman Catholic

Sacred Heart Church
In this 2014 view, the historic church is the small façade with a round window in the foreground; the larger building behind it is the newer church.Ciacho5 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized for display

A brief history

Consecrated in 1940, Manama's historic Sacred Heart church was designated a vicariate shrine in 2025.

An interesting detail

Pope Francis made a private visit to the historic church on 6 November 2022.

History source ↗Further reading 1 ↗

Sources & directions

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