St. Francis of Assisi Church, Oranjestad

St. Francis of Assisi Church
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Parokia San Francisco di Asis; Sint Franciscus Kerk
	St. Francis of Assisi Church
	12°31′21″N 70°02′06″W / 12.5224°N 70.0349°W
Location	Oranjestad; Aruba
Country	Netherlands
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

LocationOranjestad
Aruba

CountryNetherlands

DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The St. Francis of Assisi Church^[1] (Papiamento: Parokia San Francisco di Asis Dutch: Sint Franciscus Kerk) also alternatively called Pro Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the pro-cathedral or temporary cathedral in the city of Oranjestad,^[2] on the Caribbean island of Aruba,^[3] an autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands^[4] in the Lesser Antilles.

It is a church that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is within the Diocese of Willemstad (Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana). This is one of the most important churches in Aruba that was built in 1829 ^[5] and offering religious services in Papiamento and English.

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Former dioceses	Diocese of Deventer Diocese of Leeuwarden Diocese of Maastricht Diocese of Middelburg Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia Apostolic Vicariate of Grave-Nijmegen Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen
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St. Francis of Assisi Church, Oranjestad

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St. Francis of Assisi Church
Parokia San Francisco di Asis Sint Franciscus Kerk

St. Francis of Assisi Church
12°31′21″N 70°02′06″W / 12.5224°N 70.0349°W / 12.5224; -70.0349
Location	Oranjestad Aruba
Country	Netherlands
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church