St. Joseph's Church (Tristan da Cunha)
| St. Joseph's Church | |
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 Exterior view (2012) |
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| place | Edinburgh of the Seven Seas , Tristan da Cunha |
| Construction year | 1995/96 |
St. Joseph is the Catholic church building of Tristan da Cunha in the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas and belongs to the Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha .
Built in 1995/96, it replaced the smaller church previously built in 1983. The Catholic Faith was brought to the island in 1908 by the two Irish women Elizabeth and Agnes Smith. All lay ministers in the Church, Dereck Rogers, Anne Green, and James Glass, are grandsons of Agnes Smith.
See also
Web links
- Official Site for Church (English)
Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′ 1.4 ″ S , 12 ° 18 ′ 42.2 ″ W.