Mary Star of the Sea Church, Freeport

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Mary Star of the Sea Church
Mary Star of the Sea Church, Freeport
Location Freeport
Country Bahamas
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Mary Star of the Sea Church [1] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church [2] and is located in East Sunrise Highway [3] in the city of Freeport the second largest in the Bahamas.

Follow the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau (Archidioecesis Nassaviensis) [4] based in the capital, Nassau, all religious services are conducted in English. This is one of 5 of Catholic churches located on Grand Bahama Island [5] in the northern part of the Bahamas, the others being the Haitian Mission, the Church of St. Agnes, Church of St. Michael and Church of St. Vincent de Paul.

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References

  1. "Thecatholicdirectory". Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. "Mary, Star of the Sea at East Sunrise Highway, Freeport, Freeport The Bahamas". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. "Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church". The Official Site of The Bahamas. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. "Archdiocese of Nassau - Mary, Star of The Sea". www.archdioceseofnassau.org. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  5. "Iglesias en Bahamas". weekdaymasses.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07.

Coordinates: 26°31′03″N78°41′22″W / 26.517428°N 78.689424°W / 26.517428; -78.689424