St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral

Cathedral

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 located in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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, United States

United States

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. It is the seat of the Diocese of Baton Rouge

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

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, and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 since 1990.

History

St. Joseph Parish was founded in 1792 and the present church building was begun in 1853. The church became a cathedral after Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Baton Rouge on July 20, 1961. The church underwent a renovation in 1967 and was consecrated as a cathedral in 1970.

External links

• Cathedral of St. Joseph Web Site
• Diocese of Baton Rouge Web Site