Hannover Parish Church, Lucea is the
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
of
Hanover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
,
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
. It was built in
Lucea, Jamaica
Lucea () is a coastal town in Jamaica and the capital of the parish of Hanover.
History
Hanover, Jamaica's second smallest parish was founded on 12 November 1723 with Lucea as the capital and main city.
From the middle of the 18th century, ...
in 1725, with the first baptism that year, and the first burial in 1727.
was rector of the church from 1806 to 1824.
References
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Hanover Parish
Parish churches in Jamaica
Buildings and structures in Hanover Parish