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Vasto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Vasto; Concattedrale di San Giuseppe) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vasto, Abruzzo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Joseph. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Vasto, it is now a co-cathedral in the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto.
| Vasto Cathedral | |
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Duomo di Vasto | |
 Vasto Cathedral from Piazza Lucio Valerio Pudente | |
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| 42°06′42″N 14°42′33″E / 42.11167°N 14.70917°E | |
| Location | Vasto, Abruzzo |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Co-cathedral |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph |
| Dedicated | 1853 |
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History
editVasto Cathedral was built some time during the 13th century as St. Augustine, but it was soon changed to its current name. It was dedicated as a cathedral by then-Pope Pius IX in 1853, but demoted to co-cathedral in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ "The Cathedral of Vasto". 10 November 2016.
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