St. Joseph's Church, Tyumen

Church in Tyumen, Russia

St. Joseph's Church
Церковь Святого Иосифа Обручника


Location	Tyumen
Country	Russia
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

St. Joseph's Church^[1] (Russian: Церковь Святого Иосифа Обручника) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Tyumen, Russia,^[2]^[3] in the Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk. The parish church is located at 7 Lenin Street.

History

The church was built between 1903 and 1906 by parishioners from Poland, thanks in part to the financial means of the family of Polish mines magnate Alfons Koziell-Poklewski (1809-1890). The first Masses were held in 1904.

It was closed during the Soviet era and was used as a warehouse, student club, and gym. It returned to the parish community in the early 1990s and religious ceremonies resumed starting in 1993. The church celebrated its centenary in 2004.

References

^ "catholic-tyumen". Archived from the original on 2011-08-21.
^ "Храм". sib-catholic.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "Тюменский католический приход отметил вековой юбилей - ИА REGNUM". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-10-10.