Sacred Heart Cathedral, Catholic cathedral in Chuanying District, China.
Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Gothic-style brick-and-stone church at 3 Songjiang Zhong Road, near the north end of Jilin Bridge. It consists of a church and a bell tower, with a slightly cross-shaped plan; the tower rises 45 metres, and the building measures 33 metres north-south by 27 metres east-west. The site covers 6,449 square metres, with 800 square metres of building area.
French missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society arrived in Jilin in 1898 and bought a riverside plot in 1902. Construction of the cathedral began in 1917 and finished in 1926. It served as the cathedral of the Jilin diocese until 1994, when the see moved to Changchun. It was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2013.
The name comes from the French missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, who arrived in Jilin in 1898 and bought riverside land in 1902. The church served as cathedral of the Jilin diocese from 1926 until 1994, when the bishop's seat moved to Changchun after the death of Bishop Li Xuesong.
Visitors should wear appropriate clothing when entering and maintain respectful behavior as this is an active place of worship. It is helpful to check ahead for mass schedules and special services to plan your visit timing.
The bell tower rises 45 metres, while the church body measures 33 metres north to south and 27 metres east to west, on a 6,449-square-metre site with 800 square metres of floor area. The plan is slightly cruciform, and the whole structure is brick and stone, facing south.
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