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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jiaojiang

Coordinates: 28°47′02″N 121°25′01″E / 28.783845°N 121.41691°E / 28.783845; 121.41691
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Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
椒江耶稣圣心堂
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District is located in Zhejiang
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
Location in Zhejiang.
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District is located in China
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District (China)
28°47′02″N 121°25′01″E / 28.783845°N 121.41691°E / 28.783845; 121.41691
LocationHaimen Subdistrict of Jiaojiang District, Taizhou, Zhejiang
CountryChina
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1894 (1894)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Li Sicong
Architectural typeChurch building
Years built1894
Specifications
Materialsbricks and cement
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Linhai

Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District (Chinese: 椒江耶稣圣心堂) is a Catholic cathedral in Haimen Subdistrict, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.[1][2]

History

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The church was originally built by French missionary Li Sicong (李思聪; 1864–1930) in 1894, during the reign of Guangxu Emperor (1875–1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1]

In 1926, it became the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linhai.[1]

After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, it was taken as property of the People's Liberation Army and then as class rooms of Yucai School (育才小学). During the Cultural Revolution, the church was slightly damaged by the Red Guards. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, the church was officially reopened to the public in 1987.[1]

In 2010, Anthony Xu Jiwei was ordained at the cathedral as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linhai, with the approval of the Holy See.[3]

Architecture

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The church was built of bricks and cement.[1]

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The gate for men.
The main hall.
The Bishop's Office.
The gate for women.
Holy House of Mercy.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 台州椒江天主堂. zjsmzw.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2011-05-30. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ Zhen Yuan (2010-10-07). 教区主教出缺五十年后,台州有了新主教. asianews.it (in Chinese).
  3. ^ AsiaNews.it. "New bishop of Taizhou ordained, after nearly 50 years of vacant see". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2022-04-15.