The St. Theresa Church and alternatively St. Theresa Parish, is a religious building of the Catholic church that is located in Main Road in the town of
Charlestown, capital of
Nevis Island and
Saint Paul Charlestown Parish one of the 14 in the Caribbean and island federation of
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Less ...
in the
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc w ...
.
This is one of the 3 existing Catholic churches on the island of Nevis being the other two dedicated to St. John Baptist de la Salle and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church on the island that depends on the
Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre (''Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Imatellurana'') which was created in 1961 with the Bull ''"Cum nobis"'' of
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXII ...
.
Members of the congregation are not only on the island but elsewhere in the Caribbean.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Saint Kitts and Nevis
References
Roman Catholic churches in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Buildings and structures in Nevis
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