Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Catholic church in Koinawa, Kiribati

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church in Koinawa, on the east side of Abaiang Atoll in the northern Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. It was completed in October 1907, while the islands were a British protectorate, under a priest from Belgium. The building follows the Roman or Latin rite and belongs to the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru.

The church was completed in October 1907, while the Gilbert Islands were a British protectorate; the priest responsible came from Belgium. It follows the Roman or Latin rite and belongs to the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, created as the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966 by Pope Paul VI through the bull Prophetarum voces.

The church is the Catholic parish of Koinawa, on the east side of Abaiang Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, and belongs to the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru. Its dedication to Our Lady of the Rosary ties it to the rosary devotion brought by the Belgian priest under whose direction it was completed in October 1907.

The church stands in Koinawa, on the eastern side of Abaiang Atoll north of Tarawa, reached by boat or small plane from Tarawa. It belongs to the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, so check locally in the village for Mass times before visiting.

The church was completed in October 1907, while the Gilbert Islands were a British protectorate; the priest responsible came from Belgium. It belongs to the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, erected in 1966 by Pope Paul VI with the bull Prophetarum voces.