St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh
St. Joseph's Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 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.Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Also known as: “Roman Catholic Church of Phnom Penh” and “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Stadium and National Library.
Old Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Backpackerlife, CC BY-SA 4.0.
RCAF Stadium, also known as the Old Stadium or Lambert Stadium, is a stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. It is the home stadium of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FC of the Cambodian League. Old Stadium is situated 690 metres southwest of St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh.
National Library
Library
Photo: Gonzo Gooner, CC BY 3.0.
The National Library of Cambodia is the national library of Cambodia, based in Phnom Penh. From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge destroyed many of the books and bibliographical records, it is commonly thought that about 20% of its 65,000 materials survived, though the true number lost remains unknown. National Library is situated 1½ km south of St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh.
Calmette Hospital
Hospital
Calmette Hospital or L'hôpital Calmette, located on Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh, is a public hospital managed by Ministry of Health and funded by the Cambodian and French governments. Calmette Hospital is situated 1¼ km south of St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koh Pich.
Koh Pich
Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koh Pich is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It lies in the Tonlé Bassac River near Chaktomuk, where the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of Chamkar Mon District and faces Koh Norea across the river. Koh Pich is situated 6 km southeast of St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh.
St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Srah Chak, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.59204° or 11° 35′ 31″ northLongitude
104.9178° or 104° 55′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7P36HWR9+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1991809911OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q22341656
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In Other Languages
From French to Thai—“St. Joseph’s Church, Phnom Penh” goes by many names.
- French: “église principale de Phnom Penh”
- French: “Église Saint-Joseph de Phnom Penh”
- German: “Römisch-Katholische Kirche Phnom Penh”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yosef, Phnom Penh”
- Khmer: “ព្រះវិហារសន្តយ៉ូសែប”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San José (Nom Pen)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San José”
- Thai: “โบสถ์นักบุญยอแซฟ (พนมเปญ)”
- Thai: “โบสถ์นักบุญยอแซฟ”
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