Church of the Queen of Peace of Ebeye (Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands)
On the small island of Ebeye, on the atoll of Kwajalein, the Catholic community meets in the church of the Queen of Peace (Queen of Peace), dedicated in 1962. It belongs to the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands and is the heart of the Catholic life of the island.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The temple was dedicated in 1962 and has since accompanied the Catholic community of Ebeye under the title of Mary Queen of Peace.
- The parish belongs to the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands, created in 1993 by St. John Paul II through the bull "Quo expeditius."
- In the Kwajalein atoll, the Catholic Church has two temples: the Queen of Peace in Ebeye and the Church of the Most Holy Sacrament on the island of Kwajalein.
- The liturgical celebrations are offered in English, serving an island community that keeps faith alive in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Queen of Peace
In Ebeye, in the Kwajalein atoll, the Church of the Queen of Peace has brought together the Catholics of the Marshall Islands under the cloak of Mary since 1962. A serene testimony of faith in one of the most remote corners of the Pacific.
"The Queen of Peace, pray for us and reach peace for all the islands and peoples of the sea.
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