On 25 January 1902, local businessman Iacob Marian donated his entire fortune to the Diocesan Consistory of Arad in order to build a parish church in the
Iosefin district. The constitution of the Orthodox parish in the Iosefin district is made following the parish assembly of 17 April 1921 convened by the lawyer , the establishment of the parish being approved by the
Diocese of Arad by
Decision no. 1941/1921. currently a pedagogical college. Imbroane's installation took place on the second Christmas Day of 1927. He begins raising funds for church construction. On 8 October 1929, Emanuil Ungurianu left his fortune by will to some public institutions, of which a quarter for the construction of the Orthodox church in Iosefin, another quarter for the construction of the Orthodox church in
Cetate (current
Metropolitan Cathedral), and half for the House of National Education. Another donation, of 100,000
lei left by will by the lawyer Cornel Nicoară, member of the parish synod, is received for the construction of the church in 1931. which is why it is also known as the "Old Orthodox Cathedral". Over time, the place of worship underwent several phases of restoration, receiving blessings in 1958 from Bishop and again in 1985 from Metropolitan
Nicolae Corneanu. == Architecture ==