Building Name: | St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church |
Location: | Elmina, Central Region, Ghana |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic Church |
Territory: | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Cape Coast) |
Status: | Minor basilica |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Spire Quantity: | 1 |
St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in Elmina, in the Central Region of Ghana. Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana.[1] It was founded by [Fathers Maru] and [Marat], the first Dutch Catholic priests to minister to the Ghanaians. Their busts are fixed on either side of the front door.