Parish of San Francisco Javier de La Plaine (Dominica)
The Catholic community of La Plaine, in the south-east of Dominica, congregates in the parish of San Francisco Javier, belonging to the diocese of Roseau, which covers the entire island. Although its headline is not Marian, the life of faith of the island is placed under the protection of Our Lady: the diocesan cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Fair Haven, Our Lady of the Good Refuge.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish of San Francisco Javier de La Plaine is one of the fifteen parishes of the diocese of Roseau, which comprises the whole of Dominica.
- The Diocese of Roseau was erected on April 30, 1850, which places it among the historical headquarters of the Caribbean, now suffranea of the archdiocese of Casries.
- The cathedral of the diocese, in Roseau, is consecrated to Our Lady of Fair Haven, a sign of Mary's protection over the entire island.
- Dominica retains a remarkable Catholic majority: more than 41,000 faithful, about 60% of the population, keep alive the faith received from missionaries.
San Francisco Javier
In La Plaine, a village in the south-east of Dominica, the parish of San Francisco Javier preserves the faith of a rural community, on an island whose cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of the Good Refuge.
Por San Francisco Javier, an untiring apostle, and Our Lady of the Good Refuge, pray for us.
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