St. Joseph's Cathedral, Khulna

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St. Joseph's Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Khulna
22°48′33″N89°34′02″E / 22.8091°N 89.5672°E / 22.8091; 89.5672 Coordinates: 22°48′33″N89°34′02″E / 22.8091°N 89.5672°E / 22.8091; 89.5672
Location Khulna
CountryBangladesh
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Joseph's Cathedral [1] also called Khulna Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in Babu Khan Road, [2] in the city of Khulna, third-largest in the Asian country of Bangladesh. [3]

The temple dating from 1956 [4] follows the Roman or Latin Rite and is the mother or main church of the diocese of Khulna (Dioecesis Khulnensis; খুলনা এর বিশপের এলাকা) which was created as a diocese of Jessore in 1952 by the Bull "Cum sit usu" by the Pope Pius XII.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop James Romen Boiragi. Nearby is a secondary that also was named in honour of St. Joseph.

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References

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