Saint Raphael Catholic Church (Koloa, Hawaii)

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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, two years after Catholics were granted religious freedom in Hawaii after the French threatened Honolulu. Father Arsenius Walsh established the parish.

The present sanctuary of St. Raphael's Church in Koloa, Kauai (Hawaii) was constructed in 1856 and renovated in 1936.

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Ordinaries	Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands Alexis Bachelot Vicars Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands Louis Désiré Maigret Herman Koeckemann Gulstan Ropert Libert H. Boeynaems Stephen Alencastre Bishops of Honolulu James Joseph Sweeney John Joseph Scanlan Joseph Anthony Ferrario Francis X. DiLorenzo Clarence Richard Silva
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Education	Higher Education Chaminade University of Honolulu High schools Damien Memorial School, Honolulu Maryknoll School, Honolulu Sacred Hearts Academy, Honolulu St. Francis School, Honolulu St. Louis School, Honolulu St. Anthony High School, Wailuku St. Joseph High School, Hilo
Priests	Lane K. Akiona Marc R. Alexander Maximin Alff Abraham Armand St. Damien de Veuster Charles Kekumano Francis A. Marzen Columba Murphy Jules C. E. Riotte Patrick Short John M. Systermans Benedict M. Vierra Arsenius Walsh
Miscellany	Hawaii Catholic Herald Malia O Ka Malu St. Marianne Cope
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