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The '''Our Lady Queen of the Universe Church'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamarindbarbados.com/var/eleganthotels/storage/original/application/27423d92f516cd7989b8f0f52bea6265.pdf |title="Barbados Religious services" |access-date=2016-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207210105/http://www.tamarindbarbados.com/var/eleganthotels/storage/original/application/27423d92f516cd7989b8f0f52bea6265.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> also called "Catholic Church of Our Lady Queen of the Universe" is a temple belonging to the Catholic Church<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barbados.org/churches/catholic.htm#.VwbI1UtKFps|title=Historic Churches of Barbados - Catholic Church|last=Guide|first=Barbados.org Travel|website=www.barbados.org|access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref> and is located in the town of Black Rock in [[Saint Michael, Barbados|St. Michael]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_site_info&siteid=80381|title=Our Lady Queen of the Universe at Black Rock Main Road, Bridgetown, Saint Michael (Filtered by: ) Barbados|website=www.thecatholicdirectory.com|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427034856/http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_site_info&siteid=80381|archive-date=2016-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> one of the [[administrative division]]s of [[Barbados]], in the [[Lesser Antilles]].
The temple was formally established in 1959,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://events.totallybarbados.com/event/our-lady-queen-of-the-universe-catholic-church-patronal-week/|title=Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church Patronal Week - Barbados Events|website=events.totallybarbados.com|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421190556/https://events.totallybarbados.com/event/our-lady-queen-of-the-universe-catholic-church-patronal-week/|archive-date=2016-04-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> as its name suggests was dedicated to the [[Virgin Mary]] in her title of Queen of the Universe, a Catholic belief that Mary is Queen and Lady of all creation, as [[Mother of God]]. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown|Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown]] (''Dioecesis Pontipolitana'') based in the capital. All Masses and religious services are offered in English.
==See also==
*[[Catholic Church in Barbados]]
==References==
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