St. Theresa's Cathedral, Changchun

Coordinates: 43°53′27″N 125°20′49″E / 43.890895°N 125.346966°E / 43.890895; 125.346966

St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (in Chinese: 长春圣德肋撒教堂) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. It is also called Changchun City Catholic Church or St. Theresa's Diocesan Cathedral (Chinese: 圣德肋撒主教座堂) in Changchun because the bishop of Jilin Diocese moved here in 1994, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of Jilin City.

St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (2009)

A Brief history

Its brief history is as follows:^[1]

• 1895: A French father arrived in the Changchun area, spreading the Good news
• 1898: A church was built at the present site
• 1912: A school was built next to the church, which is now Changchun City's No. 104 Middle School
• 1930: The construction of a cathedral was started and completed two years later
• Since 1959: as the Dioceses in China were made to match the political Provinces, there have been seven bishops in Jilin Diocese, of whom three were French and the rest were Chinese.
• 1969-1979: During the Cultural Revolution, all religiuous activities stopped. The cathedral was used as a storage of books, and a fire in 1979 abolished the cathedral building, except the front side (entrance)
• 1994: The bishop of Jilin Diocese moved here, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral (Chinese: 耶稣圣心教堂) in Jilin City.
• 2008: The re-building of the cathedral was completed. Rededication ceremonies held in December.

See also

• Christianity and Catholicism
• Christianity in China
• Roman Catholicism in China
• Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
• List of Catholic cathedrals in China
• Catholic churches in Northeast China:

Dalian Catholic Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of Shenyang, St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun, Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of Harbin, etc.

• Protestant churches in Northeast China:

Yuguang Street Church, Dongguan Church, Changchun Christian Church, Harbin Nangang Christian Church, etc

References

External links

• The Re-dedication of St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (12/02/2008) (in Chinese)
• Changchun Catholic Church (in Chinese)