Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Changsha)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
长沙圣母无染原罪主教座堂

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location in Hunan
28°12′39″N 112°58′45″E / 28.21083°N 112.97917°E / 28.21083; 112.97917Coordinates: 28°12′39″N 112°58′45″E / 28.21083°N 112.97917°E / 28.21083; 112.97917
Location Xiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan
Country China
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1902 (1902)
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Weng Mingde
Architectural type Church building
Style Gothic Revival architecture
Years built 1902
Administration
Archdiocese Changsha
Diocese Changsha
Clergy
Bishop(s) Qu Ailin
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Traditional Chinese 長沙聖母無染原罪主教座堂
Simplified Chinese 长沙圣母无染原罪主教座堂
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Traditional Chinese 長沙天主堂
Simplified Chinese 长沙天主堂

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a 20th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha. It is located in the Xiangchun Street, Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.

History

It was built in 1902, in the late Qing Dynasty, by Weng Mingde (Chinese: 翁明德), who was an Italian Franciscan missionary, and was destroyed by chaos in 1910. Then it was rebuilt in 1911.

In 2002, it was listed as a "Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level" by the Hunan government.

In December 2008, the church celebrated its first one hundred years.

Bishop

See also

References

  1. ↑ 天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长沙隆重举行. Rednet (in Chinese). 2012.
  2. ↑ 天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长沙隆重举行. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2012.
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