The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church[1] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Cruz Bay,[2] Saint John the smallest of the three main islands of the US Virgin Islands[3] in the Caribbean Sea.
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church | |
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| 18°19′48.7″N 64°47′43.7″W / 18.330194°N 64.795472°W | |
| Location | Cruz Bay |
| Country | United States Virgin Islands |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The church was opened and blessed in 1962, follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands[4] (Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis). It has its origins in the donation of land that made William Callahan in early 1960 to build a Catholic parish.
In 2012 the parish began a campaign to seek a donation of land to build another church in the sector because the current church became insufficient for the needs and size of the congregation.
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References
edit- ^ Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Cruz Bay
- ^ Porter, Darwin; McDonald (1992-01-01). Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide, the Virgin Islands '92-'93. Prentice Hall Travel. ISBN 9780133347234.
- ^ Lohr, Lynda (2012-09-03). Top 10 US & British Virgin Islands. Penguin. ISBN 9780756695453.
- ^ "Our Lady of Mount Carmel at P.O. Box 241, Cruz Bay, Saint John, Virgin Islands 00831 (Saint John County) (Filtered by: 00831) Virgin Islands (US)". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-05.