St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Shenzhen)
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| St. Anthony's Catholic Church | |
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天主教深圳圣安多尼堂 | |
 St. Anthony's Catholic Church | |
  St. Anthony's Catholic Church Location in Guangdong | |
| Location | Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Groundbreaking | April 1998 |
| Completed | December 2001 |
| Specifications | |
| Floor area | 3,944.8 m2 (0.0015231 sq mi) |
| Materials | Granite |
| Administration | |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Archdiocese | Shenzhen |
| Diocese | Shenzhen |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Liu Yongbin (刘永斌) |
| Auxiliary Bishop(s) | Gao Tong (高通) |
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church (simplified Chinese: 天主教深圳圣安多尼堂; traditional Chinese: 天主教深圳聖安多尼堂; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Shēnzhèn Shèng'ānduōnítáng) is a Roman Catholic church in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[1]
History
The church building covers an area of 3,944.8 square metres (0.9748 acres), and is located along Nonglin Road, Futian District, Shenzhen. The foundation of the church was laid in April 1998, and the church was completed in December 2001. Building the church took three years and eight months. The design of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church aims to symbolize the spirit of Catholicism in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The construction of the church required the efforts of a large number of Catholics.[2]
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church is an international parish, which each Sunday afternoon provides the Holy Mass in English for Catholics from overseas who live and work in Shenzhen.
Parish
The church has three Sunday Masses (主日弥撒) , at 9:00 am on Saturday, and 2:00 pm on Sunday and 8:00 pm on Sunday. It also has weekday Masses (平日弥撒) at 7:30am in the morning from Monday to Saturday.
Transportation
- Take subway Line 2 (Shekou Line) to get off at Qiaoxiang Station. Getting out from Exit A and walk 850 m (2,790 ft) to reach the church.
List of bishops
| Took Office | Left Office | Name | Native name | Notes |
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| December 1993 | December 2002 | Ren Lijun | 任力军 | |
| December 2002 | December 2004 | Yang Ke | 杨科 | |
| December 2004 | December 2007 | Han Wensheng | 韩文生 | |
| December 2007 | December 2011 | Zhang Tianlu | 张天路 | |
| February 2011 | April 2016 | Feng Guoxin | 冯国新 | |
| April 2016 | Liu Yongbin | 刘永斌 |
References
- ^ 深圳三大特色教堂-你必须知道. Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-09-25.
- ^ "Introduction of St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Shenzhen". Official website. 2016-01-03.
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