St. Joseph's Cathedral

The story of St. Joseph's Cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Hazratganj, inside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, and the thing you notice first is the large statue of Jesus Christ set before the building’s upper crescent-shaped portion.

Britannica is not among the supplied material here, and there is no account of this exact place, so the safest story comes from published descriptions of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Lucknow. Lucknow Pulse dates the origin of the cathedral to 1860, when an Irish priest, Rev. Fr. William Gleeson, purchased land and built a church dedicated to St. Joseph. That publication says the church was consecrated in 1862 by Bishop Anastasius Hartmann, and that Gleeson also added a boundary wall and a priest’s house before handing over charge to Rev. Fr. Felix O.F.M. Cap, of Turin.

Other published descriptions place it in the 19th century and call it a Neo-Gothic sanctuary. The details visitors are told to look for are pointed arches, tall spires, intricate stone carvings, and stained-glass windows. The same descriptions note that the Cathedral School of Lucknow is in the same compound. Entry is free, and it is open from 7 AM - 6.30 PM.