San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello

San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
	San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello, Rome
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Lazio
Province	Rome
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Titular church
Leadership	Leopoldo Brenes
Year consecrated	1911
Location
Location	Rome, Italy
Architecture
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	1891
Completed	1898

San Gioacchino ai Prati Castello is a church in Rome dedicated to Saint Joachim, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus. Construction began in 1891 and the building was opened to the public in 1898. It was consecrated on 6 June 1911 by Cardinal Pietro Respighi. Pope John XXIII made it a cardinal's titular church in 1960.

List of Cardinal Protectors

Bernard Alfrink (1960-1987)
Michele Giordano (1988-2010)
Leopoldo Brenes (2014 - incumbent)

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