The Cathedral of St Joseph ( zh, t=聖若瑟主敎座堂, s=圣若瑟主教座堂; or simply ) is the
Roman Catholic
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cathedral of the
Archdiocese of Chongqing, situated on St Joseph Lane, Minsheng Road in
Yuzhong District of the city of
Chongqing, West China.
History
The cathedral was built in the late 19th century by French missionaries of the
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. The construction started in 1879 and was completed in 1891, a bell tower was added to the building in 1893.
It has a square tower with a clock and is covered in
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.
See also
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Catholic Church in Sichuan
The presence of the Catholic Church in the Chinese province of Sichuan (formerly romanized as Szechwan or Szechuan in English; and Sutchuen, Setchuen, Sétchouan in French; la, Ecclesia Catholica in Seciuen) dates back to 1640, when two missi ...
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Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chengdu
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly referred to as Ping'anqiao Catholic Church, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Chengdu, situated on Xihuamen Street, Qingyang District, in Sichuan's capital city of Chengdu.
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References
External links
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Roman Catholic churches in Chongqing
Catholic Church in Sichuan
Gothic Revival church buildings in China
St Joseph, Chongqing
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1891
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1893
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China
Yuzhong District
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