List of cemeteries in Macau
Macau Peninsula[]
Land for cemeteries on mainland or peninsula were made available to the Europeans only.
- Old Protestant Cemetery
- - Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery is the largest Catholic cemetery in Macau
- New Mong Há Cemetery
- Parsee Cemetery - established in 1822[1]
- Macau Mosque and Cemetery (Mesquita e Cemiterio de Macau) - the only mosque and burial site of Macau's Muslim population
- (Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery) - Catholic Cemetery
Coloane and Taipa[]
The cemeteries on Coloane and Taipa were used by the Chinese of Macau. Some cemeteries have a view of sea, something desired by the Chinese.
Colonae
- - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane
- - small cemetery on the southern end of Coloane
- - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane
Taipa
- - cemetery located on Taipa across from Edifício do Lago.
- (United Chinese Cemetery) - one of the largest cemeteries in Macau and used by Macau's Chinese of Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist faiths; located on the northern foot of the Taipa Grande Hill.
Temples and Altars[]
For Chinese in Macau, the ashes of the deceased are not interred in cemeteries, but often placed in altars at various Buddhist temples throughout Macau.
References[]
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