The Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady
also Sé Catedral da Natividade de Nossa Senhora and Igreja da Sé () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in
Sé,
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
. It is the current cathedral of the
Diocese of Macau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau ( pt, 1=Diocese de Macau; ) is an exempt (i.e. an immediate subject of the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province) Latin Rite diocese of the Catholic Church, in contrast with the Roman Catholic Di ...
. The cathedral is also called the "Church of the Nativity of Our Lady".
The cathedral is included in the list of historical monuments of the
Historic Centre of Macau
The Historic Centre of Macao, pt, Centro Histórico de Macau, , is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents ...
, which in turn is included in the
list of World Heritage Sites in China.
History
;1623
In the early seventeenth century it was a small wooden chapel, and was elevated to cathedral only in 1623. Before 1623, the Diocese was headquartered in the
St. Lazarus' Church.
;1850
The first cathedral built in stone, consecrated in 1850 by the then
Bishop of Macau,
Jerónimo José da Mata, was almost destroyed in a typhoon 24 years later, after having undergone major repairs.
;1937
The cathedral was completely rebuilt in concrete in 1937, costing approximately 100,900 patacas.
Cathedral Clergy
*Cathedral Dean:
Bishop Stephen Lee
*Assistant Priests: Fr. Daniel Antonio de Carvalho Ribeiro SCJ
*Assistant Priests: Fr. Cyril Jerome Law Jr.
Service area
The service area of the cathedral is the second largest parish in the
Peninsula of Macau, including New Road, South Bay and Outer Harbour Terminals in the lobby area.
See also
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Religion in Macau
Religion in Macau is represented predominantly by Buddhism and Chinese folk religions. During the period in which the city was under Portuguese rule (1557–1999) the Catholic Church became one of the dominant faiths, but nowadays it has gre ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Macau
Historic Centre of Macau
Catholic Church in Macau
Portuguese Macau
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1937
1623 in Asia
Sé, Macau
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China