There are a large number of Christians in Bahrain -- with a very small local bahraini christian community. Christians are mainly Lebanese or Indian and are predominantly Catholic.  

The Churches include St. Christopher's Cathedral (Anglican), The Sacred Heart Church (Roman Catholic), The National Evangelical Church, The Bahrain Malayalee Church of South India, St. Mary's Orthodox Church (Indian Orthodox) [http://www.stmarybahrain.com/] , St. Peter's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and The Mar Thoma Church. The Royal Society of St. George is also represented
Sacred Heart Church (Manama, Bahrain).

==Christian Cemetaries==

The first of the two Christian cemeteries in the Kingdom of Bahrain, known as the 'Old' cemetery, is in Manama, the Capital of Bahrain, at the junction of  Zubara Avenue and Al-Maarif Avenue (Road No. 806). 

It is believed that the original plot of land for this cemetery was given as a gift by the Ruler of Bahrain,  Shaik Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa, in response to a request from the British Assistant Political Agent, Mr. John Calcott Gaskin. The title deed was dated June 1901 (12th Rabia Thani 1319).   

An early photograph of the cemetery (1903) shows the boundary wall and gate with no roads or buildings in the immediate vicinity. Such has been the development of Bahrain since that time, the cemetery is now completely surrounded by roads and buildings and is in the midst of a very busy area of Manama.      

A plan , produced 1932/3 shows what appears to be the original wall with a gate on the West side only.  The dimensions of the wall were, West to East, 80.3 ft (24.4m) by 82 ft (25m), North to South. The overall size of the plot is shown as 155.3 ft (47.2m) by 82 ft (25m).

First burial:
The first burial was made on 19th July 1901. The deceased was a child, Majeed, who died as the result of falling from a roof. Majeed was the son of Amin, a Christian convert. 

Les '''Chrétiens''' sont une minorité religieuse dans le royaume de Bahreïn. Un petit nombre d'entre eux sont des nationaux mais la très grande majorité sont des expatriés.

== Histoire ==

'''Période moderne'''

C'est à Bahreïn qu'a été construite la première église dans les pays du Golfe à l'époque moderne. Elle le fut par des missionaires anglicans américains.

== Situation actuelle par dénomination ==

=== Églises orthodoxes orientales ===

L'Église malankare orthodoxe compte une paroisse<ref>[http://www.stmarybahrain.com/ St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church]</ref>.

L'knanaya orthodoxe<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/bahknanaya/ Knanaya Association of Bahrain]</ref>.

L'Église copte orthodoxe est également présente à Bahreïn, ainsi que l'Église apostolique arménienne<ref>[http://www.azad-hye.net/article/article_view.asp?rec=185 First ever Armenian Holy Mass in Manama, Bahrain]</ref>.

=== Église catholique ===

Bahreïn fait partie du vicariat apostolique d'Arabie dont le siège est à la cathédrale Saint-Joseph à Abou Dabi aux Émirats arabes unis. La paroisse du Sacré-Coeur<ref>[http://www.sacredheartchurchbahrain.org/ Sacred Heart Church Bahrain]</ref> sert les besoins des catholiques souvent organisés en groupes linguistiques : anglais, malayalam, ourdou, bengalî, konkânî, cingalais, arabe, tamoul, tagalog ...