Christ the King Church, Nuuk

Christ the King Church
Krist Konge Kirke
64°10′45.6″N 51°43′53.6″W / 64.179333°N 51.731556°W / 64.179333; -51.731556Coordinates: 64°10′45.6″N 51°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
Dedicated 11 June 1972
Administration
Parish Krist Konge Kirke
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
Clergy
Bishop(s) Czeslaw Kozon

Christ the King Church[1] (Danish: Krist Konge Kirke) is the Roman Catholic church in the city of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.[2] It is the only functional Catholic church in Greenland.

The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and belongs to 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 fifteenth century, activities of the Catholic church were limited and most Christianity was practiced on the island under the umbrella of Danish Lutheran denominations. Today most of the congregation is made up of foreigners and a small group of locals. In 1980 the Sisters of Jesus established a small convent.[3]

The Sunday masses are on 17:00 (5:00 pm) 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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