St. Theresa Church, Charlestown

The St. Theresa Church[1] and alternatively St. Theresa Parish,[2] is a religious building of the Catholic church that is located in Main Road[3] in the town of Charlestown,[4] capital of Nevis Island[5] and Saint Paul Charlestown Parish one of the 14 in the Caribbean and island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Lesser Antilles.

St. Theresa Church
LocationCharlestown
Country Saint Kitts and Nevis
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre

This is one of the 3 existing Catholic churches on the island of Nevis being the other two dedicated to St. John Baptist de la Salle and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church on the island that depends on the Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre (Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Imatellurana) which was created in 1961 with the Bull "Cum nobis" of Pope Paul VI.

Members of the congregation are not only on the island but elsewhere in the Caribbean.

See also

References
  1. Church of St. Theresa in Charlestown, Nevis
  2. "St. Theresa Parish at Charlestown, Nevis, Saint Paul Charlestown . (Filtered by: .) St. Kitts and Nevis". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. "St Theresa Catholic Church - Charlestown, Nevis - Opiniones y fotos - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com.ve. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. "St. Theresa's Catholic Community Nevis". St. Theresa's Catholic Community Nevis. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. Brathwaite, Joan A. (1973-01-01). Handbook of Churches in the Caribbean. Christian Action for Development in the Caribbean, Caribbean Conference of Churches.

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