Christianity in Oman

[2] There is little official record of Christianity in Oman until the arrival of the Portuguese in 1504, but ruins from what is thought to have been a church were located in Suhar.

[3] Additionally, Chronicle of Arbela tells of a diocese at Bet Mazunaye, an area which included Oman.

[12] Therefore, Christians in Oman enjoy a considerable amount of religious freedom, although they are bound to strict rules.

It is also difficult for churches to get permits for construction, and permission to host public religious gatherings is challenging to attain.

[15] A 2015 study estimates a mere 200 believers in Christ from a Muslim background live in the country, and not all of those are necessarily citizens.

After the Portuguese left Oman in the mid-seventeenth century, this is considered to be the most significant interaction Omanis have had with Christianity.

Their objective was to evangelize the Muslim population of the Arabian Peninsula through the teachings of the Bible and other Christian literature.

The obvious reason for this was delivering the power of Christ through healing, but it was also an additional chance to evangelize the population.

The main center of Eastern Orthodoxy in Oman is the Parish in Masqat, headed by priest Michael Ajram.

Peter and Paul Church, most of the Christians he has encountered are from India and the Philippines, as well as expats from Nepal, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, and Bangladesh.

[19] Oman belongs to the area of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.