Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei
25°3′26.1″N 121°30′53.9″E / 25.057250°N 121.514972°E
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
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聖母無原罪主教座堂 | |
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| Location | Datong, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Groundbreaking | 1959 |
| Completed | May 1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Thomas Aquinas Chung An-zu |
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Chinese: 聖母無原罪主教座堂; pinyin: Shèngmǔwú Yuánzuì Zhǔjiào Zuòtáng) is a Roman Catholic cathedral[2] in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan.[3] The Latin Rite church serves as the see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei (Archidioecesis Taipehensis; 天主教台北總教區) that was created by Pope Pius XII with the Bull "Gravia illa Christi".
History
[edit]The original building was built by Spanish in 1629, but was destroyed in a raid.[4] Between 1911 and 1914, a new church was built in the Gothic style. During World War II, the church was bombed in 1945 and then replaced with a simpler structure. Reconstruction began in 1959, ending in May 1961.
Activities
[edit]All Masses and other religious services in the cathedral are offered in Mandarin Chinese.
Transportation
[edit]The church is accessible within walking distance west of Shuanglian Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taipei City, Taiwan
- ^ China Yearbook. China Publishing Company. 1977-01-01.
- ^ "Immaculate Conception at 245 Minsheng W. Road, Taipei 103 (Filtered by: 103) Taiwan". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Immaculate Conception Cathedral". www.catholic.org.tw. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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