St. Joseph's Cathedral, Baghdad

St. Joseph's Cathedral
كاتدرائية القديس يوسف
Location Baghdad
Country  Iraq
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف‎‎) or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph[2] is a Catholic cathedral located in Baghdad,[3][4] the capital of Iraq.

Because it follows the Roman or Latin rite, it is sometimes called the Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph in order to distinguish it from another cathedral dedicated to the same saint but belonging to the Syrian Catholic Church (also in communion with the Pope in Rome).

St. Joseph's functions as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baghdad (Bagdathensis Latinorum) which was established in 1643 as a diocese and elevated to its present condition in 1848.

It was originally a chapel built in 1866 to replace a smaller structure dating from 1721.

See also

References

  1. ↑ St. Joseph's Cathedral
  2. ↑ "Institute of the Incarnate Word | Instituto del Verbo Encarnado | latin catholic cathedral baghdad Archives | Institute of the Incarnate Word - Friends of Iraq". Institute of the Incarnate Word - Friends of Iraq. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ↑ Group, Baghdad Writers (1985-01-01). Baghdad and beyond. Middle East Editorial Associates.
  4. ↑ Wilton, Carlos (2004-06-01). Lectionary Preaching Workbook: For All Users of the Revised Common, the Roman Catholic, and the Episcopal Lectionaries. Series VIII. CSS Publishing. ISBN 9780788023712.

Coordinates: 33°18′34″N 44°26′05″E / 33.3094°N 44.4348°E / 33.3094; 44.4348

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