The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is home to seven (7) Catholic Churches – four in St. Kitts (Immaculate Conception Co-Cathedral; Holy Family; St. Joseph; and Sacred Heart); and three in Nevis (St. Theresa; Immaculate Heart of Mary; and St. John de la Salle).
Even though the first Europeans to visit these shores named Antigua after the Cathedral of Santa de Maria in Spain, the establishment of the Catholic Church in Antigua was born out of much travail and persistence and did not take place until several hundred years later…
In 1966 a small, picturesque, newly built Catholic church, was dedicated to St. Gerard. It was designed and constructed by Belgian priest, Fr. Strikers.
It is known that the first Catholics were in Montserrat by 1632-33. It is very much disputed as to where these early Catholics worshipped. Some persons believe the ancient ruins at “Galways’” estate in the South, with its Gothic windows, may well have been the first church building…
It is known that the first Catholics were in Montserrat by 1632-33. It is very much disputed as to where these early Catholics worshipped. Some persons believe the ancient ruins at “Galways’” estate in the South, with its Gothic windows, may well have been the first church building…
It is probable, though not recorded, that a Catholic Priest first set foot on Tortola somewhere around the year 1670 when the French occupied the island for a short time estate in the South, with its Gothic windows, may well have been the first church building…