Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (Fagatogo, American Samoa)

Co-Cathedral of
St. Joseph the Worker
Co-Cathedral of
St. Joseph the Worker
14°16′46″S 170°41′24″W / 14.27944°S 170.69000°W / -14.27944; -170.69000
Location Fagatogo, American Samoa
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Dedication Saint Joseph the Worker
Architecture
Status Cathedral
Completed 1959
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Peter Brown, C.Ss.R.

The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in American Samoa, a Territory of the United States. It is the mother church and co-seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago along with the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Tafuna. The church is located in the village of Fagatogo.[1] It was completed in 1959 and was the only cathedral in the diocese until 1993 when Holy Family was built.[2]

References

  1. "Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  2. "St. Joseph's Catholic Church". American Samoa Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2013-07-12.


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