Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin
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Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin (in ) is a Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

, Heilongjiang Province, China
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. Its official name is Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral of Harbin.

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Sadred Heart Cathedral of Harbin is a Roman Catholic church in Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

, Heilongjiang Province, China
China
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.

The church's history in brief: is as follows:
  • ca. 1900, while China Eastern Railway being built, many Polish people came to Harbin to work. The greater majority of them were Catholics.
  • 1906 - The construction of a Catholic church began, completed and dedicated in the following year. The church was also called Polish Catholic Church or East Dazhi Avenue Catholic Church
  • Thereafter, the church came under St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
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    , Beijing
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     and Jilin
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     Dioceses
  • 1959 - The church became the diocesan cathedral of Heilonhjiang Diocese
  • 1966 - During the Cultural Revolution
    Cultural Revolution
    The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...

    , the church building was abolished
  • 2004 - The church building was re-built


The address of the church is: No. 211, East Dazhi Avenue, Nangang District, Harbin. Phone: 0451-365-3007. The church is located in the "church street", north east of "Hongbo Square' (where Czar Nicolas' Central Church was), on East Dazhi Avenue, where there are also Harbin Nangang Christian Church
Harbin Nangang Christian Church
Harbin Nangang Christian Church is a Protestant church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The current building was built in 1916 and is one of the key place where the Protestant activities are done.-General:...

 (Protestant) and Church of the Intercession in Harbin
Church of the Intercession in Harbin
The Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Harbin is an Eastern Orthodox church in Harbin, China, built in 1930. It is also called the Ukrainian Church in Harbin.-General:...

 (Eastern Orthodox).

See also

  • Christianity
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     and Catholicism
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  • Christianity in China
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    Christianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of...

  • Roman Catholicism in China
    Roman Catholicism in China
    Roman Catholicism in China has a long and complicated history...

  • Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
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    The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association , abbreviated CPA, CPCA, or CCPA, is an association of people, established in 1957 by the People's Republic of China's Religious Affairs Bureau to exercise state supervision over mainland China's Catholics...

  • List of Catholic cathedrals in China
  • Some Christian churches in Northeast China
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    :
Catholic
Catholic
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: Dalian Catholic Church
Dalian Catholic Church
Dalian Catholic Church is a Christian Catholic church located in Dalian, China. It was built in 1926 and is the only Catholic church in Dalian...

, Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang
Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang
The Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is commonly called Nanguan Catholic Church or officially the Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral in Shenyang because the bishop of Shenyang Diocese resides here...

, St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun
St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun
St. Theresa's Cathedral of Changchun is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. It is also called Changchun City Catholic Church or St...

, Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin, etc.; Protestant: Dalian Yuguang Street Church
Yuguang Street Church
Yuguang Street Church is a Protestant church in Dalian, China It is the former Dalian Anglican Church and its church building is now a Historical Protected Building of Dalian City.-Brief history:...

, Shenyang Dongguan Church
Dongguan Church
Donguang Church , located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, is one of the largest and oldest Protestant churches in Northeast China. It is also known as the cradle of Christianity of the Koreans in China and in the Korean Peninsula.-General:...

, Changchun Christian Church
Changchun Christian Church
Changchun Christian Church is one of the largest and historically important Protestant churches in Changchun, Jilin Province, China.- General :...

, Harbin Nangang Christian Church
Harbin Nangang Christian Church
Harbin Nangang Christian Church is a Protestant church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The current building was built in 1916 and is one of the key place where the Protestant activities are done.-General:...

, etc.; and Eastern Orthodox: Church of the Intercession in Harbin
Church of the Intercession in Harbin
The Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Harbin is an Eastern Orthodox church in Harbin, China, built in 1930. It is also called the Ukrainian Church in Harbin.-General:...

, etc.
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