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Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Aleppo
Saint Joseph's Cathedral,[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف ) also called the Chaldean Cathedral of Aleppo, is the cathedral in Aleppo, Syria, of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo of the Chaldean Catholic Church.[2][3] The eparchy has been operating since 1957 when it was created by Pope Pius XII through the Bull Quasi Pastor. Its titular bishop is Antoine Audo, S.J. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus. It is the episcopal seat of 14 parishes (in 2009) attended by a dozen priests who work for about 35,000 baptised (in 2009). See alsoReferences
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