St. Francis of Assisi Church, Oranjestad

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.

St. Francis of Assisi Church
Parokia San Francisco di Asis Sint Franciscus Kerk
12.5224°N 70.0349°W / 12.5224; -70.0349
Location	Oranjestad Aruba
Country	Netherlands
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

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.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Aruba
• St. Francis of Assisi Church (disambiguation)
• A.J. van Koolwijk

References

1. Church of San Francisco di Asis, Oranjestad
2. "Religion in Aruba - Churches, Temples & Holy Places Aruba.com". www.aruba.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
3. ""Aruba - Religion, Churches and church services days and times - VisitAruba.com"".
4. "San Francisco Church in Aruba - Attractions Frommer's". www.frommers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
5. Nooyen, R. H. (1965). Millefiori Di Aruba (in Papiamento) (Millefiori di Aruba 1965, [Oranjestad, Aruba] : Publica cu cooperacion di Stichting Aruba Nostra ed.). [Oranjestad, Aruba] : Publica cu cooperacion di Stichting Aruba Nostra. p. 27.