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Vasto Cathedral

Coordinates: 42°06′42″N 14°42′33″E / 42.11167°N 14.70917°E / 42.11167; 14.70917
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Vasto Cathedral

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.

42°06′42″N 14°42′33″E / 42.11167°N 14.70917°E / 42.11167; 14.70917

History

Vasto 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]

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