St. Joseph's Cathedral, Baghdad

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.

St. Joseph's Cathedral
كاتدرائية القديس يوسف
LocationBaghdad
Country Iraq
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Because it is in the jurisdiction of the Latin Church, 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 Syriac Catholic Church (also in communion with the Holy See).

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 status in 1848.

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

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Iraq
  • St. Joseph's Cathedral (disambiguation)

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.

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