| Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yangzhou | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 扬州耶稣圣心堂 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Jiangsu | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px | ||||||||||
| Map Caption: | Location in Jiangsu | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32.3903°N 119.4469°W | ||||||||||
| Location: | Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Founder: | Henri Le Lec | ||||||||||
| Status: | Parish church | ||||||||||
| Functional Status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Architectural Type: | Church building | ||||||||||
| Style: | Gothic Revival architecture | ||||||||||
| Groundbreaking: | 1873 | ||||||||||
| Completed Date: | 1875 | ||||||||||
| Floor Area: | 357m2 | ||||||||||
| Materials: | Granite | ||||||||||
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The Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yangzhou, also known as Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.[1] It is the seat of Apostolic Prefecture of Yangzhou.[1]
In 1873, French Jesuit priest Henri Le Lec came to Yangzhou, Jiangsu, to buy a piece of land to build a church.[1] The construction project of the church was launched in 1973 and was completed in 1875.[1] French Jesuit and missionary Adrien Languillat consecrated the church on 1 January 1876.[1]
In 1949, the Roman Curia set up the Apostolic Prefecture of Yangzhou and the church has served as the cathedral since then.[1] In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, the bell tower and Crucifixion were removed and the altar was smashed by the Red Guards.[1] The church was subsequently repurposed as a factory floor.[1] The church was officially reopened to the public in 1982.[1] It was renovated and refurbished in 1985.[1] In April 1995, it was designated as a provincial cultural relic preservation organ by the Jiangsu government.[1]
The church faces east in the west with a Gothic Revival architecture style, covering an area of 357m2.[1] It has two 17m (56feet) high bell towers.[1]