Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo is a parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 of Hawaii

Hawaii

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 in the United States

United States

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. Located at 43 Kapiolani Sreet, 19°43′20"N 155°5′25"W, in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii

Hawaii (island)

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, the church falls under the jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

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 of the Diocese of Honolulu

Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu

The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, officially in Latin Dioecesis Honoluluensis, is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Catholic Church in the United States...

 and its bishop

Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu

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. It is named after Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

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, foster father

Father

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 of Jesus

Jesus

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.
This parish operates the St. Joseph Junior and Senior High School

St. Joseph High School (Hilo, Hawaii)

St. Joseph School is a private school run by the Roman Catholic Church in Hilo, the second largest city in Hawaii. It serves about 300 students in kindergarten through 12th grade...

 and an elementary school.

Across the street from the main church built in 1915 - 1917 is the Haili Church.