St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
Other Name: | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
Location: | Fort-Liberté |
Country: | Haiti |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort-Liberté |
The St. Joseph's Cathedral [1] (French: Cathédrale Saint-Joseph; Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Fort-Liberté)[2] also called Fort-Liberté Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Fort-Liberté (freedom Fort or Fòlibète in Haitian Creole), capital of the northeastern department (Département Nord-Est) in the Caribbean country of Haiti.[3]
The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin Rite serves as the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Fort-Liberté (Latin: Dioecesis Castelli Libertatis). Work for its original construction was completed in 1703.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Quesnel Alphonse.[4]