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Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Somerset, Ohio)

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church near Somerset
St. Joseph's Catholic Church near Somerset

Saint Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, located in Somerset, Ohio. It is one of the oldest Catholic church buildings in Ohio and home to Ohio's oldest Catholic parish which has been served by priests of the Dominican order since its foundation. Built in 1843, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Somerset, Ohio)
SR 383, Reading Township

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Saint Joseph Church

SR 383 5757
43783 Reading Township
Ohio, United States
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