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The present sanctuary of St. Raphael's Church in Koloa, Kauai (Hawaii) was constructed in 1856 and renovated in 1936.
Saint Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa is a
parish of the
Roman Catholic Church of
Hawaii in the
United States . Located in
Koloa on the island of
Kauai , the church falls under the
jurisdiction of the
Diocese of Honolulu and its
bishop . It is named after
Saint Raphael .
The oldest Catholic Church in Kauai, St. Raphael's was founded in 1841 by Father
Arsenius Walsh .
[1] It was founded two years after Catholics were granted religious freedom in Hawaii after the French threatened Honolulu. The church building was completed in 1854. It was enlarged and renovated in 1936.
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