Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Shenyang
{{Infobox church
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| name = Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
| native_name = {{native name|zh|耶稣圣心大教堂}}
| image = Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang.jpg
| caption = Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang
| coordinates = {{coord|41.7881|123.4464| display=inline,title}}
| location = Nanlejiao Road 40, Shenhe District, Shenyang
| status = Cathedral, minor basilica
| functional status = Active
| architect = Henri Lamasse
| style = Gothic|
| completed date = {{end date|1912}}
| length = {{convert|66|m|ft}}
| width = {{convert|17|m|ft}}
| height max = {{convert|40|m|ft}}
| other dimensions = Facade facing South
}}
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shenyang ({{zh|沈阳耶稣圣心主教座堂}}) 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 ({{zh|南关天主教堂}}) and Xiaonan Catholic Church ({{zh|小南天主教堂}}). In 2006 the Vatican agreed to Paul Pei (Pei Jun Min) being installed as the Bishop of Shenyang.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-approved-by-pope-to-be-ordained-tomorrow-in-Shenyang;-6096.html|title = Bishop approved by pope to be ordained tomorrow in Shenyang}} He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop in 2008.
History
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.{{cite web |title=America: Treaty of Tientsin [Tianjin], 1858 |at=Article XXIX |url=http://chinaforeignrelations.net/node/206 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224140/http://chinaforeignrelations.net/node/206 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}
The Good News was brought to the Shenyang area by Jean Chenin (in {{zh|神南诺望}}), a French missionary, who came in 1861 by way of Yingkou and rented a private house for the mission.{{cite book |last1=中华续行委办会调查特委会 |title=1901–1920年中国基督教调查资料（The Christian Occupation of China） |date=2007 |isbn=9787500400073}}
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.{{cite web |title=Rev. LAMASSE, Henry MEP |url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/H-Lamasse.htm |website=香港天主教教区档案 |access-date=28 June 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004115302/http://www.shenyang.gov.cn/web/assembly/action/browsePage.do?channelID=1160708267870&contentID=1161158480658 Shengyang Nanguan Catholic Church (The Shenyang City Government Web)] (in Chinese)
- [http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/library/book/hand2007/china.htm Chinese Catholicism – Its history, present status and future (Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan, 2007)] (in Japanese)
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140211082354/http://www.usccb.net/church-updates/UnderstandingRCCinChina.pdf Understanding the Roman Catholic Church in China (U.S. Catholic Christian Bureau, 2002)]}} (in English)
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China
Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in China
Category:1926 establishments in China
Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1926
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