Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Changsha)

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.

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
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (China)
28°12′39″N 112°58′45″E
LocationXiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan
CountryChina
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1902 (1902)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Weng Mingde
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleGothic Revival architecture
Years built1902
Administration
ArchdioceseChangsha
DioceseChangsha
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

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
  • Qu Ailin (simplified Chinese: 屈蔼林; traditional Chinese: 屈藹林), born in May 1961, in Hengyang of Hunan province.[1][2]

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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