Church of St. John Paul II

St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in Keflavik, Sudurnes, Iceland. The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Keflavík, Iceland
Also known as: “St. John Paul II Church”
Address: Keilisbraut 775, Reykjanesbær, 262

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Viking World Museum.

Keflavík International Airport

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Keflavík International Airport is in Keflavík and serves as the main international airport of Reykjavík and Iceland. It has become a rapidly growing hub for transatlantic flights, especially for discount travellers and smaller cities.

Viking World Museum

Museum

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Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. Viking World Museum is situated 2 km east of Church of St. John Paul II.

Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Museum

The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in Reykjanesbær. It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is situated 2½ km northeast of Church of St. John Paul II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ásbrú and Njardvik.

Ásbrú

Suburb

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Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.

Njardvik

Town

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Njarðvík is a town in Reykjanesbær in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10,000.

Reykjanesbaer

Town

Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.

Church of St. John Paul II

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.96987° or 63° 58′ 12″ north

Longitude

-22.57109° or 22° 34′ 16″ west

Inception

1980

Open location code

99MVXC9H+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35956532

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q23721723

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In Other Languages

From Icelandic to Spanish—“Church of St. John Paul II” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Kirkja heilags Jóhannesar Páls II”
Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yohanes Paulus II, Islandia Barat Daya”
Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Pablo II (Keflavík)”
Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan Pablo II”

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