| Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District | |
| Native Name: | 椒江耶稣圣心堂 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Pushpin Map: | China Zhejiang#China |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px |
| Map Caption: | Location in Zhejiang. |
| Coordinates: | 28.7838°N 121.4169°W |
| Location: | Haimen Subdistrict of Jiaojiang District, Taizhou, Zhejiang |
| Country: | China |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Li Sicong |
| Architectural Type: | Church building |
| Years Built: | 1894 |
| Materials: | bricks and cement |
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Linhai |
Sacred Heart, Jiaojiang District is a Catholic cathedral in Haimen Subdistrict, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.[1] [2]
The church was originally built by French missionary Li Sicong (; 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 . 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]
The church was built of bricks and cement.[1]