St. Joseph's Cathedral

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Creator(s)

patron: Asman Jah Bahadur (Indian (South Asian), 1839-1898)

Time period

commission date: 1869, creation date: foundation laid by Msgr. Peter Caprotti, Vicar General, March 19, 1870, creation date: completion of main building, 1872, creation date: opening of the church, December 25, 1875, alteration date: completion of towers and facade, 1891, alteration date: installation of 5 bells from Milan, Italy, 1892, alteration date: building of present-day altar, 1976

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Indian (South Asian)

British

Description

exterior, school children at the church door, 1986

Work type

Cathedral

Keywords

Cathedrals

Churches