The Immaculate Conception Cathedral () is a Roman

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cathedral in Datong District,

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. The

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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

The original building was built by

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in 1629, but was destroyed in a raid. Between 1911 and 1914, a new church was built in the

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. During

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, the church was bombed in 1945 and then replaced with a simpler structure. Reconstruction began in 1959, ending in May 1961.

Activities

All Masses and other religious services in the cathedral are offered in

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Transportation

The church is accessible within walking distance west of

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of the

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
1889 establishments in Taiwan Churches in Taipei Roman Catholic cathedrals in Taiwan Roman Catholic churches completed in 1961 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings {{Taiwan-church-stub

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