| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
| Coordinates: | 41.7881°N 123.4464°W |
| Location: | Nanlejiao Road 40, Shenhe District, Shenyang |
| Status: | Cathedral, minor basilica |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Henri Lamasse |
| Style: | Gothic |
| Length: | 66m (217feet) |
| Width: | 17m (56feet) |
| Height Max: | 40m (130feet) |
| Other Dimensions: | Facade facing South |
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shenyang is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is the seat of the Diocese of Shenyang. It is commonly called Nanguan Catholic Church and Xiaonan Catholic Church . In 2006 the Vatican agreed to Paul Pei (Pei Jun Min) being installed as the Bishop of Shenyang.[1]
In June 1858, when the Second Opium War ended, China signed the Treaty of Tientsin with Britain and France respectively, which stipulated that Niu Zhang was to be opened as a trading port and that Christians and Catholics could preach freely and had the right to purchase land for any purpose.[2]
The Good News was brought to the Shenyang area by Jean Chenin (in), a French missionary, who came in 1861 by way of Yingkou and rented a private house for the mission.[3]
The current building was designed by Henri Lamasse. Lamasse arrived in China in 1894, founding a mission at Tieling before being forced to flee in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion. He arrived in Shenyang three month after the Boxers had been defeated, and immediately began building the city's cathedral using indemnity money paid by the Qing government to the foreign powers which had defeated the Boxers. It was completed in 1912. Lamasse presided over the building of several other cathedrals and churches, including St. Theresa's Cathedral, Changchun.[4]