title: St. Joseph's Church, Tyumen
text: # St. Joseph's Church, Tyumen
  
  St. Joseph's Church (Russian: Церковь Святого Иосифа Обручника) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Tyumen, Russia, 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.
  
  