In 1966 a small, picturesque, newly built Catholic church, was dedicated to St. Gerard.   It was designed and constructed by Belgian priest, Fr. Strikers.  An account of the construction of St. Gerard’s church according to Bernadette Watty Richardson, (Dolly), daughter…

The History of Catholicism in Antigua 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…