Church of Christ the King, Xiamen

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Church of Christ the King, Xiamen

Church of Christ the King

基督君王教堂

Location| 34 Lujiao Road, Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian (FUJIAN) 361002. China
Country| China
Denomination| Roman Catholic
History
Status| Former Cathedral
Founded| 1917; 109 years ago (1917)
Founder(s)| Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall
Dedication| Jesus
Past bishop(s)| Joseph Huang Ziyu
Architecture
Functional status| Active
Heritage designation| World Heritage Site
Designated| 8 July 2017
Administration
Archdiocese| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou
Diocese| Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen
Clergy
Archbishop| Peter Lin Jiashan
Bishop(s)| Joseph Cai Bingrui

Church of Christ the King located in Xiamen, on Gulangyu Island, China is a former cathedral and a World Heritage Site. It belongs to Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.[1][2][3]

The Christ the King Church was founded and built by a Spanish Dominican Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall in year 1917.[3] The church along with 51 notable sites on the Gulangyu island was included by the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Krakow, Poland , on 8 July 2017, as the World Heritage Site. Church celebrated its 100 years of existence. It still serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "Church of Christ the King". http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/4123.htm.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former cathedral now part of China's World Heritage island - UCA News" (in en). https://www.ucanews.com/news/former-cathedral-now-part-of-chinas-world-heritage-island/79774.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fig. 6. A Catholic Church on Gulangyu Island, which was originally..." (in en). https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Catholic-Church-on-Gulangyu-Island-which-was-originally-built-by-the-British-in-the_fig5_278401416.

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