St. Joseph's Cathedral, Macapá
The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral São José)[2] Also Macapá Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral of Macapá City north of the South American country of Brazil.[3]
| St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Catedral São José | |
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| Location | Macapá |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Belém do Pará |
| Diocese | Macapá |
It is the mother church of the diocese of Macapá (Dioecesis Macapensis) that was created as a territorial prelature in 1949 through the bull Unius Apostolicae of Pope Pius XII and elevated to its current status in 1980 in the pontificate of John Paul II.
The present structure was inaugurated the 19 of March of 2006, in the celebration of São José, patron of the city of Macapá, State of Amapá. The works began in 1996 through the financial support of the administrations, the state companies and the donations of the Catholic faithful.
References
- Cathedral of St. Joseph in Macapá
- Goerdeler, Carl; Taubald, Helmuth; Österreicher, Jochen; Rudhart, Werner; Stockmann, Nicolas (2014-04-01). Stefan Loose Reiseführer Brasilien: mit Reiseatlas (in German). Dumont Reiseverlag. ISBN 9783770168729.
- Guerra, Rafael. "São José, Macapá em festa homenageia o santo símbolo da capital amapaense". Jornal a Gazeta (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-08.