St. Joseph's Cathedral, Khulna
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| St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
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| 22°48′33″N 89°34′02″E / 22.8091°N 89.5672°E | |
| Location | Khulna |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1] also called Khulna Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in Babu Khan Road,[2] in the city of Khulna, third-largest in the Asian country of Bangladesh.[3]
The temple dating from 1956[4] follows the Roman or Latin Rite and is the mother or main church of the diocese of Khulna (Dioecesis Khulnensis; খুলনা এর বিশপের এলাকা) which was created as a diocese of Jessore in 1952 by the Bull "Cum sit usu" by the Pope Pius XII.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop James Romen Boiragi. Nearby is a secondary that also was named in honour of St. Joseph.