Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang

Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
Yong'an Catholic Church
Xichang Catholic Church
The cathedral in 2013
Map
27°53′52″N 102°15′56″E / 27.89778°N 102.26561°E / 27.89778; 102.26561
LocationSanya Street, Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
CountryChina
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1908
Founder(s)Jean de Guébriant [fr]
DedicationAngels in Christianity
Past bishop(s)Jean de Guébriant
Joseph Bourgain [fr]
Stanislas Baudry [fr]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleTraditional Sichuanese with Romanesque Revival elements
Groundbreaking1908
Completed1912
Administration
ArchdioceseChongqing
DioceseNingyuan
Clergy
Bishop(s)John Lei Jiapei[1]

The Cathedral of the Angels[a] is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Ningyuan, situated on Sanya Street, Xichang (formerly known as Ningyuan), capital of Nosu-inhabited Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Sichuan. It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association since 1957.

  1. ^ "西昌教区简介" [A Brief Introduction of the Xichang Diocese]. sctzj.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang". gcatholic.org. Retrieved November 22, 2022.


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