Christ the King Church, Nuuk limited and most Christianity was practiced on the island under the umbrella of Danish Lutheran denominations. Today most of the congregation is made up of foreigners and a small group of locals. In 1980 the Sisters of Jesus established a small convent. The Sunday masses are on 17:00 (5:00 pm) and are followed by a dinner. Christ the King Church, Nuuk Christ the King Church () is the Roman Catholic church in the city of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the only functional Catholic church in Greenland. The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and belongs to
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