Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Changsha) explained

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Native Name:长沙圣母无染原罪主教座堂
Native Name Lang:zh
Pushpin Map:China Hunan#China
Pushpin Mapsize:250px
Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Coordinates:28.2108°N 112.9792°W
Location:Xiangchun Street, Huangxing North Road, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Weng Mingde
Architectural Type:Church building
Style:Gothic Revival architecture
Years Built:1902
Archdiocese:Changsha
Diocese:Changsha
Bishop:Qu Ailin

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, 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2012/04/25/2594182.htm . zh:天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长沙隆重举行 . 2012 . Rednet . zh.
  2. Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-04/25/c_123034588.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428032238/http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-04/25/c_123034588.htm . dead . April 28, 2012 . zh:天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长沙隆重举行. 2012. Xinhua News. zh .