| Fullname: | Church of Christ the King | ||||||||
| Native Name: | 基督君王教堂 | ||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||
| Location: | 34 Lujiao Road, Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian (FUJIAN) 361002. China | ||||||||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Founder: | Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall | ||||||||
| Dedication: | Jesus | ||||||||
| Past Bishop: | Joseph Huang Ziyu | ||||||||
| Status: | Former Cathedral | ||||||||
| Functional Status: | Active | ||||||||
| Heritage Designation: | World Heritage Site | ||||||||
| Designated Date: | 8 July 2017 | ||||||||
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou | ||||||||
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen | ||||||||
| Archbishop: | Peter Lin Jiashan | ||||||||
| Bishop: | Joseph Cai Bingrui | ||||||||
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Church of Christ the King located in Xiamen, on Gulangyu Island, China, is a former cathedral and a World Heritage Site. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.[1] [2] [3]
The Christ the King Church was founded and built by a Spanish Dominican Bishop named Manuel Prat Pujoldevall in the year 1917. The church, along with 51 notable sites on Gulangyu island, was included by the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Krakow, Poland, on 8 July 2017, as a World Heritage Site. The church celebrated its 100 years of existence. It still serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.