Christ the King Church, Nuuk

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Christ the King Catholic Church
"Kristus Kongens" sogn
Christ the King Church, Nuuk
Christ the King Catholic Church
64°10′45.6″N51°43′53.6″W / 64.179333°N 51.731556°W / 64.179333; -51.731556
Location Nuuk, Greenland
Country Denmark
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website http://katolsk.gl
History
Dedicated11 June 1972
Administration
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
Parish "Kristus Kongens" sogn
Clergy
Bishop Czeslaw Kozon

Christ the KingChurch (Danish : "Kristus Kongens" sogn) is a Catholic parish in the city of Nuuk, Greenland. [1] [2] It is the only Catholic church in Greenland. The parish uses the Latin rite and is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen. Although Catholicism arrived in Greenland around the year 1000, when the first churches were built on the island in the thirteenth century most of the settlers had left the scene or had died. After the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, the activities of the Catholic Church were limited, and the Lutheran Church of Denmark became the established church. Today, most of the congregation is made up of foreigners and a small group of locals. In 1980 the Little Sisters of Jesus established a small convent. [3]

Sunday masses are at 17:00 and are followed by a dinner.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Krist Konge Kirke, Nuuk Greenland
  2. ↑ "katolsk.dk: English". www.katolsk.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Clerical Whispers: Greenland priest's unique Catholic parish". Clerical Whispers. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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