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St. Joseph Cathedral, Mopti

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Location
  
Mopti

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Country
  
Mali

The St. Joseph Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Joseph) is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Mopti in the fifth administrative region of Mopti in central African country of Mali. The cathedral is located near Independence Avenue and Kanaga and Le Fleuve hotels. It was established in 1953 as the Parish of St. Joseph.

It is a temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the diocese of Mopti (Dioecesis Moptiensis or Diocèse de Mopti) which was created in 1964 by bula More institutoque of Pope Paul VI.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Georges Fonghoro.

References

St. Joseph Cathedral, Mopti Wikipedia


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