Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph
The St. Joseph's Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف) or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral located on al-Jumhuriya Street in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
| St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
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| كاتدرائية القديس يوسف | |
St. Joseph's Cathedral (Latin Church) of Baghdad, 2016 | |
| Location | Baghdad |
| Country | Iraq |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad |
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 the Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph dedicated to the same saint but belonging to the Chaldean 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.
The Cathedral's churchyard also contains the tomb of Lebanese Christian priest and linguist Anastas al-Karmali.