Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang

Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
Yong'an Catholic Church
Xichang Catholic Church
The cathedral in 2013
Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
27°53′52″N 102°15′56″E / 27.89778°N 102.26561°E / 27.89778; 102.26561
LocationSanya Street, Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
CountryChina
DenominationCatholic Church
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1908
FounderJean de Guébriant
DedicationAngels in Christianity
Past bishop(s)Jean de Guébriant
Joseph Bourgain
Stanislas Baudry
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleTraditional Sichuanese with Romanesque Revival elements
Groundbreaking1908
Completed1912
Administration
ArchdioceseChongqing
DioceseNingyuan
Clergy
BishopJohn Lei Jiapei

The Cathedral of the Angels is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Ningyuan, situated on Sanya Street, Xichang (formerly known as Ningyuan), capital of Nosu-inhabited Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Sichuan. It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association since 1957.


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