This Cathedral is the fruitful outcome of the silent and long perseverance of the catholic faithful and their spiritual leaders both in the past and present. Although the Christian origin in Gorakhpur is longer and more distant, the Catholic Christian origin in Gorakhpur could be traced back to a group of native Catholics from the then Bethiaraj who migrated to this city as agricultural labourers in the beginning of 1800 during the British colonialism. However, the Handbook of Bengal Mission mentions about the Roman Catholic mission undertaken by Fr. Joseph Maria around 1740 and some Italian missionaries under the guidance of the Vicar Apostolic of Patna appeared to have rendered pastoral assistance in Gorakhpur When Fr. Raphel of Livorno was appointed chaplain in Gorakhpur, he built St. Joseph's Church, now the Cathedral, in 1860.... Read More

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