St. Mary's Church, Falkland Islands, Catholic church in Stanley, Falkland Islands

St. Mary's Church is a wooden Catholic church at 12 Ross Road in Stanley, the only Catholic church in the Falkland Islands and the parish of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands. Its west wall carries oil murals by James Peck, an artist born in the islands.

Catholics in the Falklands first worshipped in a hall built in 1866; the present wooden church was constructed and consecrated in 1899, and the old hall became the church hall. It was originally served by French and later Spanish missionaries, then by Irish priests, until pastoral responsibility passed to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in 2002.

The parish is the only Catholic church in the Falklands and belongs to the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands, a jurisdiction directly dependent on the Holy See. Its territory, one of the world's most isolated, reaches as far as Saint Helena and is mostly water. Masses were long said by Irish priests under French and later Spanish missionaries; in 2002 pastoral responsibility passed to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

The church stands at 12 Ross Road, the waterfront street of Stanley, and is the only Catholic church in the islands, so it also serves the whole Apostolic Prefecture. Its wooden construction and oil murals on the west wall are best seen when the building is open for Mass; visitors should confirm times locally, since the single parish covers a territory that is mostly water.

In September 1966, Father Rodolfo Roel gave sanctuary in the church to the hijackers of Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 while they waited to be deported to Argentina for trial. The west wall holds oil murals by James Peck, an artist born in the islands.