St. Joseph's Cathedral, Taunggyi

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St. Joseph's Cathedral
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Location Taunggyi
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

St. Joseph's Cathedral, [1] also known simply as the Taunggyi Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taunggyi, in the Shan State of Myanmar. [2] The cathedral church is located on 82nd Street between 25th & 26th Streets in Taunggyi. [3] [4]

It was established as the Parish of St. Joseph in 1873, and rebuilt in 1951. [5] It was elevated to cathedral status upon the erection of the Diocese of Taunggyi in 1961, and remained cathedral when Pope John Paul II created Taunggyi as a metropolitan archdiocese in 1998 through the bull Ipso optime.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Basilio Athai.

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References

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