St. Philip Howard Church, Kingston

The St. Philip Howard Church[1] Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church[2] which is located on Queen Elizabeth Avenue[3] and John Adams Road in the town of Kingston on Norfolk Island an external territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.

St. Philip Howard Church
St. Philip Howard Church
St. Philip Howard Church
29.040483°S 167.962149°E / -29.040483; 167.962149
LocationKingston
CountryNorfolk Island
 Australia
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The temple established in 1959[4] follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the mission of the Cathedral of St. Mary's seat of the Archdiocese of Sydney (Archidioecesis Sydneyensis) which was elevated to its present status in 1842. It was rededicated to St. Philip Howard later Of the visit of Cardinal James Freeman. St. Philip Howard was an English nobleman recognised as a saint of the Catholic Church. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

The parish has been visited by the Archbishop of Sydney since 2003 despite the fact that it is off the coast of Australia.

See also

References
  1. Church of St Philip Howard in Kingston
  2. "Changing times at Norfolk Island, Sydney's most distant parish". The Catholic Weekly. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "Churches on Norfolk Island". norfolkonlinenews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. "Archbishop Anthony Fisher Visits Offshore Parish – CAS". sydneycatholic.org. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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