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Christ the King / Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Also called: Feast of the Kingship of Christ, Cristo Rey (Spanish)
22 November 2026 (semi-fixed)
CatholicAnglicanLutheranMethodistEastern Orthodox
Christ the King Sunday closes the church year on the last Sunday before Advent — celebrating Jesus as ruler over all creation, politics, and history. It was started in 1925 when fascism was rising in Europe.
Churches crown statues of Christ and preach about justice and hope. It is a modern feast but now observed across Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches worldwide.
Eden lists Advent retreats that begin the following week.
At a glance
- Type
- solemnity
- Date type
- Semi-fixed
- Regions
- Global
- Themes
- Trinity, End Times & Hope
- Liturgical colour
- White, Gold
Common questions
Christ the King is observed on 22 November 2026 (semi-fixed). Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
The feast concluding the church calendar year, proclaiming the universal kingship of Jesus Christ over all creation, history, and human affairs. Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in the encyclical Quas Primas, partly in response to the rise of secular nationalism and totalitarianism. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the final Sunday before Advent (called "the Sunday of Judgment" or "the Sunday befor
It is associated with Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Eastern Orthodox. It falls in the Ordinary Time season of the liturgical year.
