Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Hsinchu

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral of Our Lady
聖母聖心主教座堂
Location	North, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Country	Taiwan
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
History
Status	Cathedral
Past bishop(s)	James Liu Tan-kuei
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	October 1957
Specifications
Capacity	1,000 worshippers
Administration
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu
Clergy
Archbishop	Thomas Chung An-Zu
Bishop(s)	John Lee Keh-Mien

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral^[1] (Chinese: 聖母聖心主教座堂) also known as the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Our Lady or North Church where it is located, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church^[2] and is located in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.^[3]

The current building was opened for religious services in October 1957^[4] with a capacity of 1,000 people. She arrived some religious who were expelled or fled from the mainland by what at first had difficulty adapting to the local Chinese dialects.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu (Dioecesis Hsinchuensis; 天主教新竹教區) which was created in 1961 by the Bull "In Taipehensi" of Pope John XXIII. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien.

The cathedral is accessible within walking distance north of Hsinchu Station of Taiwan Railways.

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