The Cathedral of St. Joseph, located in

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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, is the

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cathedral of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal ( la, Imphalen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Imphal in India. History * 29 January 1973: Established as Diocese of Kohima–Imphal from the Diocese of Dibrugarh * 28 March 1980: Establ ...

and seat of the metropolitan bishop, currently

Dominic Lumon Archbishop Dominic Lumon was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Imphal. He retired on 7 October 2023. Early life Lumon was born on 1 June 1948 in Imphal, Manipur, India. Priesthood Lumon was Ordained a Catholic Priest on 8 February 1977. ...

. The cathedral church, of an Anglo- Manipuri fusion design, is located at Mantripukhri, on the

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of the city, and was completed in 1999. Imphal cathedral 2

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