Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Koinawa

Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Koinawa
1°51′53.219″N172°59′17.603″E / 1.86478306°N 172.98822306°E / 1.86478306; 172.98822306
Location	Koinawa
Country	Kiribati
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The Our Lady of the Rosary Church ^[1] also called the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Koinawa in the east of Abaiang Atoll, ^[2] in the north of the Gilbert Islands in the country of Kiribati, Oceania. ^[3]

History

Church interior

The church was completed in October 1907 when the territory was a protectorate of the United Kingdom and the promotion of a priest from Belgium. ^[4] The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and is within the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna) which began as the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966 and was created by Pope Paul VI by bula "Prophetarum voces".

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kiribati

References

1. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
2. "Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church". Around Guides. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
3. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
4. "«Abaiang Social and Economic Report 2008 1 of 2 - Climate Change»" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-13.