 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
| Location | |
| Location | Elmina, Central Region, Ghana |
| Territory | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Cape Coast) |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1880 (144 years ago) (1880) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Spire(s) | 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. It was founded by and , the first Dutch Catholic priests to minister to the Ghanaians. Their busts are fixed on either side of the front door.
See also
References
- ^ Database (undated). "St. Joseph Basilica – Elmina, Ghana". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
External links
5°05′14″N 1°21′13″W / 5.0871°N 1.3536°W / 5.0871; -1.3536
 | This article on a Catholic church building is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Ghana is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |