St. Theresa's Cathedral, Changchun

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Coordinates: 43°53′27″N 125°20′49″E / 43.890895°N 125.346966°E / 43.890895; 125.346966

St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (in Chinese: 长春圣德肋撒教堂) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. It is also called Changchun City Catholic Church or St. Theresa's Diocesan Cathedral (Chinese: 圣德肋撒主教座堂) in Changchun because the bishop of Jilin Diocese moved here in 1994, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of Jilin City.

St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (2009)

A Brief history[]

Its brief history is as follows:[1]

  • 1895: A French father arrived in the Changchun area, spreading the Good news
  • 1898: A church was built at the present site
  • 1912: A school was built next to the church, which is now Changchun City's No. 104 Middle School
  • 1930: The construction of a cathedral was started and completed two years later
  • Since 1959: as the Dioceses in China were made to match the political Provinces, there have been seven bishops in Jilin Diocese, of whom three were French and the rest were Chinese.
  • 1969-1979: During the Cultural Revolution, all religious activities stopped. The cathedral was used as a storage of books, and a fire in 1979 destroyed the cathedral building, except the front side (entrance)
  • 1994: The bishop of Jilin Diocese moved here, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral (Chinese: 耶稣圣心教堂) in Jilin City.
  • 2008: The re-building of the cathedral was completed. Rededication ceremonies held in December.

See also[]

Dalian Catholic Church, , St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun, , etc.
Yuguang Street Church, Dongguan Church, Changchun Christian Church, Harbin Nangang Christian Church, etc

References[]

  1. ^ A Brief history of the Jilin Diocese[permanent dead link] (in Chinese)

External links[]

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