St. Joseph's Cathedral, Chongqing
| St. Joseph's Cathedral, Chongqing | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1879 | |
| Completed | 1891 (cathedral) 1893 (bell tower) | |
| Administration | ||
| Archdiocese | Chongqing | |
| Clergy | ||
| Bishop(s) | Sede vacante | |
The Cathedral of St JosephYuzhong District of the city of Chongqing, West China.[1] It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Catholic Patriotic Association since 1957.
History
The cathedral was built in the late 19th century by French missionaries of the
ivy
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Gallery
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The cathedral tower in 2015 -
The ivy-covered cathedral in 2013 -
Interior view in the 1920s
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See also
- Catholic Church in Sichuan
- Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Chengdu
Notes
- ^ simplified Chinese: 圣若瑟主教座堂; traditional Chinese: 聖若瑟主敎座堂; Sichuanese romanization: Shen4 Ro5 Se4 Chu3 Chiao4 Tso4 Tʽang2; or simply 若瑟堂.
References
- ^ "Cathedral of St. Joseph". TheCatholicDirectory.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.>
- ^ "Churches in Chongqing: Cathedral of St Joseph (圣若瑟主教座堂)". Maxxelli. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Zhang, Thomas (8 September 2011). "为什么重庆教区有五座百年教堂？" [Why are there five century-old churches in the Archdiocese of Chongqing?]. Faith Weekly (in Simplified Chinese). Shijiazhuang. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Liu, WenMing (9 December 2004). "The Catholic Church in ChongQing City, the City of Heaven". Faith Weekly. Translated by Li, Ma. Shijiazhuang. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
External links
- Cathedral of St. Joseph on GCatholic.com
- ChongQing St Joseph Catholic Church China Part 1 on YouTube
