Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph (Tadó)

The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph[1] (Spanish: Concatedral de San José de Tadó) Also Tadó Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic Church under the invocation of St. Joseph. The building is located in the municipality of Tadó[2] in the department of Chocó in the South American country of Colombia and is one of the episcopal headquarters of the Diocese of Istmina-Tadó along with the St. Paul Cathedral in Istmina.

Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
Concatedral de San José de Tadó
LocationTadó
Country Colombia
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Istmina–Tadó

The building was originally designed as a parish church, being elevated to the rank of co-cathedral on April 30, 1990, by Pope John Paul II, when the mentioned diocese is created, later, for its historical significance, architectural and cultural value was declared a Monument National by resolution No.0795 of July 31, 1998.[3] In addition, the cathedral building underwent a total restoration between 1999 and 2006.

See also

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Joseph in Tadó
  2. Stella, Stella Ibáñez (2002-01-01). Episcopologios (in Spanish).
  3. "Ministerio de Cultura. «Resolución No.0795 del 31 de julio de 1998»". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.

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