St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a church in Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui. St. Joseph’s Church is situated nearby to the historic site Patiarero, as well as near the islet Moutoa Island.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Jerusalem , New Zealand
- Also known as: “St Joseph’s” and “St. Joseph’s Church, Jerusalem, New Zealand”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moutoa Island.
Moutoa Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres long, 80 kilometres up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns of Rānana and Hiruharama. Moutoa Island is situated 4 km southeast of St. Joseph’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerusalem and Ranana.
Jerusalem
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Jerusalem, named for the Biblical Jerusalem, is a settlement 66 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s with several hundred Ngāti Hau inhabitants of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi.
Ranana
Hamlet
Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local Māori moved out of fortified pā settlements in peacetime. Ranana is situated 4 km southeast of St. Joseph’s Church.
Pipiriki
Hamlet
Photo: Parehaywardhowie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pipiriki is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the Whanganui River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 79 kilometres upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the opposite bank. Pipiriki is situated 9 km north of St. Joseph’s Church.
St. Joseph’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.55299° or 39° 33′ 11″ southLongitude
175.07726° or 175° 4′ 38″ eastOpen location code
4VGQC3WG+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 546966631OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q79310620
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