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The Holy Rosary Cathedral (; officially called ) is the oldest
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in
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, located in
Lingya District Lingya District () is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 85 Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here. Lingya District is the administrative center of Kaohsiung City along with Fongshan District. Its population is around 162,3 ...
,
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
, just east of the
Love River The Love River or Ai River () is a river (canal) in southern Taiwan. It originates in Renwu District, Kaohsiung City, and flows through Kaohsiung to Kaohsiung Harbor. Love River is the spine of Kaohsiung, playing a similar role to the River Thame ...
. It is the seat of the Bishop of Kaohsiung.


History

The cathedral was first established in 1860 by Spanish from Filipinas and rebuilt to its present dimensions in 1928.


Architecture

The architectural style is modeled after both
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and Romanesque. The interior design is loosely similar to that of
Manila Cathedral The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ( fil, Basilika Menor at Kalakhang Katedral ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi; es, Basílica Menor y Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción), also known as the ...
in the
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.


Activities

Mass is held daily, with English mass celebrated at 11:00 a.m. every Sunday. The cathedral is known throughout Kaohsiung for its annual
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celebrations, which lasts the whole evening before Christmas Day.


Transportation

The cathedral is accessible within walking distance west from Central Park Station of
Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...
.


See also

*
Catholic Church in Taiwan The Catholic Church in Taiwan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Between 1.5% and 2% of the population of Taiwan are Catholic. The Church operates one university, the Fu Jen Catholic ...
*
Christianity in Taiwan Taiwan has a Christian minority, making up about 3.9% of its population. Roughly half of Taiwan's Christians are Catholic, and half Protestant. Due to the small number of practitioners, Christianity has not influenced the island nation's Han Chine ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung (Lat: ''Dioecesis Kaohsiungensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. The diocese has the distinction of being the first Catholic ecclesiastical territory erected on ...


External links


Holy Rosary Cathedral website
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