Country India Events Papal visit, 1986 Architectural style Gothic architecture Dedication Saint Joseph | Denomination Roman Catholic Phone 0471 232 0132 Status Cathedral | |
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Location Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram Website www.stjosephmetropolitancathedraltrivandrum.org Founded May 4, 1873 (1873-05-04) Address Mahathma Gandhi Rd, University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695033 Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum Similar St Xavier's Church - Peyad, Arohana Marthoma Church - A, Little Flower Church - K, St George Orthodox Church, St Mary - Queen of Peace Ba | ||
St joseph s cathedral trivandrum
St. Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as Palayam Palli is the Roman Catholic Latin Rite cathedral of the Archdiocese of Trivandrum. The first church was built here in 1873. The church was intended in the manner of a cross in 1912. The final stage of extension, including the Gothic style facade and the bell-tower was completed in 1927. The three bells were brought from Belgium and were named Joseph, Xavier, and Aloysius in honour of St. Joseph, the Patron of the Church, St. Francis Xavier, the Apostle of India and Bishop Aloysius Maria Benziger the pioneer Missionary-Bishop of Quilon respectively. Upon the bifurcation of the Diocese of Quilon, the new diocese of Trivandrum was formed on 1 July 1937, and St. Joseph’s Church became the cathedral of the newly formed diocese. When the diocese was raised to a metropolitan archdioese in 2004, the cathedral became a metropolitan cathedral. The cathedral has a statue of its patron St. Joseph with the child Jesus in the middle of the facade and a statue of Jesus with hands raised atop the tower. The church which is white in colour was painted red from 1927 to 2010. It was renovated during the period 2008 to 2010.