Queen of Peace Church, Ebeye
The Queen of Peace Church[1] also called Parish Queen of Peace,[2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town and island of Ebeye part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands a country in Micronesia in Oceania.
| Queen of Peace Church | |
|---|---|
  Queen of Peace Church | |
| 8.776093°N 167.738943°E | |
| Location | Ebeye |
| Country | Marshall Islands |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The church was dedicated in 1962[3] and follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the responsibility of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium) created in 1993 with the Bull "Quo expeditius" of the Pope John Paul II. Religious services are offered in English.[4]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Marshall Islands
- St. Mary Church (disambiguation)
References
- Church of the Queen of Peace in Ebeye
- "Catholic News | U.S. Catholics Reach Out to Far-Flung Pacific Islanders | American Catholic". www.americancatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- The Catholic Church in Micronesia: historical essays on the Catholic Church in the Caroline and Marshall Islands. Micronesian Seminar, c2003. 2003-01-01.
- "Queen of Peace at, Ebeye 96960 (Filtered by: 96960) Marshall Islands". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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