St. Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
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St. Dominic's Cathedral (Chinese: 福州圣多明我主教座堂), locally known as the Fanchuanpu Tianzhutang (lit. 'Pan-ship Oura Catholic Church'), is located by the Min River, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou and the Ecclesiastical Province of Fuzhou.
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St. Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou | |
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Fuzhou Fanchuanpu St. Dominic's Cathedral | |
Fanchuanpu Tianzhutang (Pan-ship Oura Catholic Church) | |
福州泛船浦圣多明我主教座堂 | |
Country | China |
Denomination | Catholic |
Membership | 16000 |
History | |
Status | Metropolitan Cathedral Church |
Founded | 1864 |
Relics held | St. Joseph, St. Therese |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Major cultural relics of the Fujian Province |
Designated | 1996 |
Previous cathedrals | The Aowei Church of Holy Rosary |
Style | Gothic Revival, Neo-Romanesque, Neo-Classical, Chinese |
Groundbreaking | 1932 |
Completed | September, 1933 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 3000 |
Length | 60.2 Meters |
Width | 19.52 Meters |
Number of floors | 2 |
Floor area | 1371.4 Square Meters |
Number of towers | 2 |
Tower height | 36 Meters |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | Chinese Green Brick |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Fuzhou |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Peter Lin Jia-shan |
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