Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Ürümqi Explained

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Other Name:无染原罪圣母主教座堂
Urumqi Catholic Church
Location:Ürümqi
Country:China
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral [1] also called Ürümqi Cathedral is a religious building located in the city of Ürümqi[2] (Urumchi), capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in the northwest part of China.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother and main church of the apostolic prefecture of Sinkiang (Praefectura Apostolica Sinkiangensis, 天主教新疆监牧区) which was created as a mission sui juris by the apostolic brief Decet Romanum Pontificem by the Pope Pius XI in 1930 and obtained its current status in 1938.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Paul Xie Ting-zhe (謝庭哲).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. 2020-07-26. GCatholic.
  2. Web site: Urumqi bishop calls for family altars - ucanews.com. 2016-07-01.