CHURCH BUILDING
Saint Joseph Latin Church, Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr · Roman Catholic · Latin Patriarchate
- Locality
- Shefa-Amr
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic · Latin Patriarchate
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 32.80304° N, 35.17260° E
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History: Saint Joseph Latin Church, Shefa-Amr
The Latin church of Saint Joseph in Shefa-Amr was built in 1955 under Father Pascal Abbudia and blessed by Patriarch Alberto Gori on 2 June 1956. It belongs to a parish whose earlier buildings included a priest’s residence dating from 1879.
An interesting detail
The present priest’s residence dates from 1996, a later addition than the church inaugurated four decades earlier.