St. Anne's Church is a

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Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. It is located at 1 Tung Tau Wan Rd, Stanley. It services mainly the Chinese, Filipinos, and expatriates that live in the area. The church was built in 1959.

History

In 1949, the Stanley Parish was established by the Hong Kong Diocese. The church had not existed at the time and the chapel of Discalcled Carmelite Convent was instead used for parish activities. The construction of St Anne's Church was announced in 1955 and construction was completed in 1959. On 18 December 1958, the church's corner stone was blessed and laid by Cardinal Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Prefect of the

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. Since 2019, St Anne's Church is now under the administration by the Friars of the Carmelite Order.

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