Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
Other Name: | Concatedral de San José de Tadó |
Location: | Tadó |
Country: | Colombia |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Istmina–Tadó |
The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Concatedral de San José de Tadó) Also Tadó Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic Church under the invocation of St. Joseph. The building is located in the municipality of Tadó[2] in the department of Chocó in the South American country of Colombia and is one of the episcopal headquarters of the Diocese of Istmina-Tadó along with the St. Paul Cathedral in Istmina.
The building was originally designed as a parish church, being elevated to the rank of co-cathedral on April 30, 1990, by Pope John Paul II, when the mentioned diocese is created, later, for its historical significance, architectural and cultural value was declared a Monument National by resolution No.0795 of July 31, 1998.[3] In addition, the cathedral building underwent a total restoration between 1999 and 2006.