Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Xicheng District, China · built 1904
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, colloquially known as the Xuanwumen church (Xuānwǔmén Tiānzhǔtáng) or Nantang (lit. 'the South Church') to the locals, is a historic church and the former Cathedral church for the Archdiocese of Beijing located in the Beijing, China, Xicheng District, near the Beijing Financial Street. While the original foundation of the cathedral was in 1605, making it the oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the current building in Baroque style dates from 1904. The present Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, installed in September 2007, is one of the few Catholic bishops also recognised by the Catholic Patriotic Association. The Cathedral was closed in December 2018 for renovations and was reopened in July 2022.
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