Local favourite church · Shan State, Myanmar
St. Joseph Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral is a church in Shan State, Myanmar.
St. Joseph Cathedral: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit St. Joseph Cathedral
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
Visiting St. Joseph Cathedral: timings and tips
Typical hours: Churches are usually open during the day, with services on Sunday; visits may be limited during services. These are typical for churches in Myanmar; hours for this church are not listed yet. If you know them, post an update.
- Dress modestly and keep quiet during services.
- Some large cathedrals charge an entry fee for tourists.
How to reach St. Joseph Cathedral — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 20.78000, 97.03880. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St. Joseph Cathedral
- Shan State Cultural Museum · museum · Shan State · ~1 km · Must-see
- Sular Muni Lawka Chanthar Pagoda · Buddhist site · Shan State · ~2 km · Must-see
- Inle Lake · lake · Shan State · ~37 km · Must-see
- Jumping Cat Monastery · Buddhist site · Shan State · ~41 km · Must-see
- Phaung Daw Oo pagoda · Buddhist site · Shan State · ~47 km · Must-see
- Pindaya Caves · cave · Shan State · ~54 km · Must-see
- Thein Taung Monastery · Buddhist site · Shan State · ~64 km · Must-see
- Independence Monument · fort · Shan State · ~0 km
- Padamyar Cave(ပတ္တမြားလှိုဏ်ဂူ) · cave · Shan State · ~1 km
- Padamyar Cave ( Shwe Bone Pwint Pagoda) · cave · Shan State · ~1 km
- Kyagaung (Tiger Head) Building · museum · Shan State · ~1 km
- တံခွန်တိုင် · fort · Shan State · ~2 km
- Horse Statue · fort · Shan State · ~3 km
- Viewpoint behind the Temple · temple · Shan State · ~3 km
- View over Taunggyin · viewpoint · Shan State · ~3 km
- တည္းခို ဘုန္းႀကီးေက်ာင္း · fort · Shan State · ~3 km
- Taungi lantern · viewpoint · Shan State · ~3 km
- AC Paradise · viewpoint · Shan State · ~4 km
Other churches near St. Joseph Cathedral
- St. George’s Anglican Church Taunggyi · church · Shan State · ~1 km
- Taunggyi A.G Church · church · Shan State · ~3 km
- Holy Family Catholic Church, Aung Ban · church · Shan State · ~56 km
- Karen Baptist Church · church · Shan State · ~65 km
- Saint Catherine's Church · church · Shan State · ~65 km
- Catholic Church · church · Shan State · ~66 km
- Christ The King Church · church · Shan State · ~66 km
- Hsi Hseng Lisu Baptist Church · church · Shan State · ~90 km
- ပင်လောင်းမြို့နယ်ထီဝါးလီးဘုန်ကြီးကျောင်းနှင့်ဘုရားစေတီတော် · church · Shan State · ~96 km
- ရိုမန်ကတ်သလစ်ဘုရားကျောင်း · church · Mandalay · ~127 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit St. Joseph Cathedral?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the timings of St. Joseph Cathedral?
Hours for St. Joseph Cathedral are not published here. Typical for churches in Myanmar: Churches are usually open during the day, with services on Sunday; visits may be limited during services. Check locally before a long trip, or see the latest visitor report on this page.
What are the places to visit near St. Joseph Cathedral?
Nearby: Shan State Cultural Museum (museum, 1 km), Sular Muni Lawka Chanthar Pagoda (Buddhist site, 2 km), Inle Lake (lake, 37 km), Jumping Cat Monastery (Buddhist site, 41 km), Phaung Daw Oo pagoda (Buddhist site, 47 km), Pindaya Caves (cave, 54 km).