St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church

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St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Minor basilica[1]
Location
Location	Elmina, Central Region, Ghana
Territory	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Cape Coast)
Architecture
Completed	1880 (145 years ago) (1880)[1]
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.^[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.

• Architecture of Africa
• Roman Catholicism in Ghana
• List of Roman Catholic basilicas

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