St Joseph's School (SJS) is a primary to secondary school in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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United Arab Emirates and is next to
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi
St. Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia and is one of the four Catholic churches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi besides St. Paul's Church in Musaffah, St. Mary's Church in Al Ain and St. John the Baptist Churc ...
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Overview
The school was established in 1967 and is managed by the Apostolic Vicariate of the
Roman Catholic Church to Arabia.
Directory of Catholic Institutions in the Arabian Peninsula
. The Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia. After its establishment, the school was managed by Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli (June 30, 1926 – July 6, 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Italy, Gremoli was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. Gremoli served as titular bishop of Masuccaba and was Vicar Apostolic of Arabia from 19 ...
, afterward succeeded by Paul Hinder. The school, always associated with the Roman Catholic Church, was located initially in the church building on the Abu Dhabi Corniche
Abu or ABU may refer to:
Places
* Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan
* Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan
* Ahmadu Bello University, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria
* Atlantic Baptist University, a Christian university ...
. Following the decision of the local government that the site is altered, the present foundation was laid for church and school buildings on 19 March 1981, and dedicated to St Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...
, the foster father of Jesus Christ, whose feast-day is celebrated on the same day.
References
External links
St. Joseph's School, Abu Dhabi
St Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi
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Educational institutions established in 1967
Schools in Abu Dhabi
Catholic schools in the United Arab Emirates
Schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
International schools in the United Arab Emirates
1967 establishments in the Trucial States