St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (in ) is a

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in Changchun,

Jilin Province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

, China. It is also called Changchun City Catholic Church or St. Theresa's Diocesan Cathedral () in Changchun because the

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of Jilin Diocese moved here in 1994, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of

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A Brief history

Its brief history is as follows:A Brief history of the Jilin Diocese
(in Chinese) * 1895: A French father arrived in the Changchun area, spreading the Good news * 1898: A church was built at the present site * 1912: A school was built next to the church, which is now Changchun City's No. 104 Middle School * 1930: The construction of a cathedral was started and completed two years later * Since 1959: as the Dioceses in China were made to match the political Provinces, there have been seven bishops in Jilin Diocese, of whom three were French and the rest were Chinese. * 1969-1979: During the

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, all religious activities stopped. The cathedral was used as a storage of books, and a fire in 1979 destroyed the cathedral building, except the front side (entrance) * 1994: The

of Jilin Diocese moved here, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral () in

. * 2008: The re-building of the cathedral was completed. Rededication ceremonies held in December.

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The Re-dedication of St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun (12/02/2008)
(in Chinese) Roman Catholic churches completed in 2008 Roman Catholic cathedrals in China Churches in Changchun 2008 establishments in China 21st-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China {{RC-cathedral-stub

A Brief history

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