Holy Family Co-Cathedral

Situated in Kuwait City, a short walk away from the shore of the Arabian Gulf, the Holy Family Co-Cathedral rises tall and majestic — an impressive edifice of warm sandstone against the backdrop of clear blue waters. While it is the seat of the Catholic Bishop in Kuwait, it is also a living testimony of the many wondrous deeds of God for His people.

Commissioned by the first Bishop in Kuwait, Mgr. Theophano Stella, and designed by the ingenious Milanese architect Emilio Tenca, the Cathedral began to take shape in 1956 on land graciously allocated by H.H. The Amir and the Government of Kuwait. It was solemnly blessed and consecrated on March 16, 1961, and dedicated to The Holy Family in the Desert.

The Co-Cathedral exists for all Catholics in Kuwait — a living church encompassing many activities within its active and diverse ministry, serving a congregation of 50,000 to 60,000 multi-national faithful spread across the three parishes of the Vicariate.

Parishioners are those who reside in the following areas Suleibikhat, Sharq, Safat, Bneid Al Gar, Shuwaikh, Khaitan, Farwaniya, Riggai, Omariya, Doha, Kaifan, Jahra, Mirqab, Andalus, Dasman, Shamiya, Yarmouk, Ardiya, Surra, Jabriya & Hawally