[3] The parish is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, a territory of the Latin Rite in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen.

Peter and Paul, Ruwi, Muscat, Holy Spirit Church, Ghala, Muscat and St. Anthony of Padua Church, Sohar.

Augustine Antao SJ, the first parish priest, built St. Francis Xavier Church on land donated by Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said.

The church was dedicated on 1 May 1984, followed three years later the parish hall.

With the increase of the faithful, the parish hall was refurbished and became the main church.