St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh

St. Joseph's Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in , . Originally a Catholic seminary converted into a temporary place of worship following the destruction of Catholic churches by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, it served as the city's main Catholic parish until the completion of a new pro-cathedral in February 2025.
  • Church
  • Description: church building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Also known as
    “Roman Catholic Church of Phnom Penh”
    “St. Joseph Catholic Church”

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Latitude
11.59204° or 11° 35′ 31″ north
Longitude
104.9178° or 104° 55′ 4″ east
Open location code
7P36HWR9+R4
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Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages

From French to Thai—“St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh” goes by many names.
ព្រះវិហារសន្តយ៉ូសែបKhmer
โบสถ์นักบุญยอแซฟThai
โบสถ์นักบุญยอแซฟ (พนมเปญ)Thai
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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