Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Aleppo

Saint Joseph's Cathedral
كاتدرائية القديس يوسف
Location Aleppo
Country  Syria
Denomination Catholic Church (Chaldean)

Saint Joseph's Cathedral,[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف‎ ) also called Chaldean Cathedral of Aleppo Is the name given to a religious building that functions as the cathedral of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of the city of Aleppo[2] (Eparchia Aleppensis Chaldaeorum), in the north of the Asian country of Syria.[3]

This is the episcopal seat of fourteen parishes (in 2009) attended by a dozen priests who work for about 35,000 baptized (in 2009). Its titular bishop is Antoine Audo, sj. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Joseph, considered by Christians to be the adoptive father of Jesus.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Antoine Audo. The eparchy has been operating since 1957 when it was created by Pope Pius XII through the Bull Quasi Pastor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ St. Joseph’s Cathedral
  2. ↑ Belz, Mindy (2016-07-05). They Say We Are Infidels: One the run with persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Lion Books. ISBN 9780745968681.
  3. ↑ "St. Joseph's Cathedral, Alep, Syria (Chaldean)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-02-16.

Coordinates: 36°12′54″N 37°09′13″E / 36.2149°N 37.1535°E / 36.2149; 37.1535

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