The St. Lawrence Church () is a religious building that serves as a parish church dependent on the Diocese of Cayenne (''Dioecesis Caiennensis'' or ''Diocèse de Cayenne'') which was created by

pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...

with the Bull ''"Qua sollicitudine"'' in 1956. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite, is located in the town of

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (, ; ) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement ...

, French Guiana. The church is listed as a historic monument by a legal provision of 16 August 1995. It originated in the first chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence opened in 1958. The present church was renovated and reopened in 2006.

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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Roman Catholic churches in French Guiana Roman Catholic churches completed in 1958 {{SouthAm-church-stub

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